lk/system/editors.md

---
title: "$EDITOR"
tags: [ "Documentation", "System" ]
---
The System's default text editor can be defined within /etc/profile.  It's given the variable `EDITOR`.

Add these lines to `/etc/profile.d/local.sh`:

```

export EDITOR=vim

export VISUAL=$EDITOR

```

Then reload that profile with:

```bash
source /etc/profile
```

If you want to ensure `nano` never appears again:

```bash
sudo ln -sf $(which vim) $(which nano)
```
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more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			The System's default text editor can be defined within /etc/profile. It's given the variable `EDITOR`.
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			```

			`export EDITOR=vim`

			`export VISUAL=$EDITOR`

			```

			`Then reload that profile with:`

change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`source /etc/profile`
			```
add text/base.md 2020-01-02 17:44:54 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			If you want to ensure `nano` never appears again:
add text/base.md 2020-01-02 17:44:54 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`sudo ln -sf $(which vim) $(which nano)`
			```