Re: zsh vs bash
Here are two ways I know of:
1) echo "set editing-mode vi" >> ~root/.inputrc
2) exec bash -o vi
--Bob
James W. Lynch wrote:
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> This subject brings up a question I've had for a long time. Bash appears
> to be the shell that I get when I log in as root or do an su command.
> I'm from the old school and perfer vi editing of commands, but I have
> yet to be able to make bash use vi as root. I've set EDITOR and FCEDIT.
> I've set editing-mode vi. I can't seem to get root to use anything
> but emacs editing mode. Is this a diabolical plot by the Linux developers
> to force emacs on the world? 8^)
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> Bash works as expected, described and designed when I'm a normal
> user.
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> Can I do it? How?
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> Thanks,
> Jim.
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