Re: How to set vim as default editor

[cjw44@flatline.org.uk (Colin Watson)]

Mark <mdevin@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>For some reason after installing and reinstalling vim, ae still remains
>the default editor.
>
>when I look in /etc/alternatives I see:
>lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            7 Apr 30 23:12 editor ->
>/bin/ae
>lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           21 Apr 30 23:12 editor.1.gz ->
>/usr/man/man1/ae.1.gz
>lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           12 Apr 30 23:12 ex ->
>/usr/bin/vim
>lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           28 Apr 30 23:12 ex.1.gz ->
>/usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
>
>Is there some debian specific setup script that maintains these links?

Yes, update-alternatives. See
http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-customizing.html#s-diverse.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                     [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]