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Hi there,

Im using Suse Linux 6.0
How can I change the standard editor of my system to my prefered editor.
For example, when i run "crontab -e" to edit the actual users crontab file,
"vim", a vi clone is used. Where do I set the variable for the system
standard editor, so that every user gets this setting?

Carsten

On Wed, 24 May 2000 12:22:16 +0200, Carsten Arnold
| Hi there,
|
| Im using Suse Linux 6.0
| How can I change the standard editor of my system to my prefered editor.
| For example, when i run "crontab -e" to edit the actual users crontab file,
| "vim", a vi clone is used. Where do I set the variable for the system
| standard editor, so that every user gets this setting?
|
| Carsten

Apparently you haven't read the manpage for cron. The short answer is there.
The long answer an be deducted easily (hint: man bash. Look for --noprofile)

Koos Pol
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In your .bashrc include this:

export EDITOR=/usr/bin/emacs (or whatever editor you prefer)

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