Re: path and editor

["Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>]

"Mike Egglestone" wrote:
  >HI...
  >I've been looking all over the web for these 2 simple answers and can't
  >find them....
  >
  >first....what the heck is the command that lets me see what my command
  >path is.....?
  >
  >I know in unix... you type something like:
  >echo $path

Nearly: echo $PATH
  
(except in csh and its derivatives, where $path will do as well.

  >basically... the identical command to 
  >path   from the dos OS...
  >
  >I guess I could just less /etc/profile....but there must be 
  >something else......
  >
  >and secondly....
  >How would one change the default editor ?
  >I looked in the /etc/profile  again... and found no reference to EDITOR....
  >so I'm wondering if its configured somewhere else....

If EDITOR is defined in your environment, it will be used by many programs
that look for a default editor.  To set it, insert into /etc/profile,
/etc/environment and anywhere else it may be wanted:

  export EDITOR=vi  (or whatever)

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