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Re: visudo not vi?



on Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 11:59:12PM -0600, Jack (ifup@yifan.net) wrote:
> Here is what I got:
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> File read and write  ^X I ^X^W      Left, down, up, right   ^B  ^N  ^P
> ^F

> what the heck is this editor?  

ae.  It's supposed to be an easy editor.  I find it's a pain in the ass.

> how to let visudo use vi instead?

    man visudo

Check your environment, particularly $EDITOR and $VISUAL.

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