Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor?

[Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com>]

On 10/07/2016 05:38 PM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 05:23:00PM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> > Why is mc using nano when vim.tiny is set as my editor upon
> > update-alternatives --config editor?, and, of course, mc is set to NOT use
> > mcedit, its internal editor
> What does "echo $EDITOR" say in your shell?

tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$ echo $EDITOR

tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$


Apparently nothing, but when I do update-alternatives to set it, It 
shows that vim.tiny is currently the chosen default (visudo uses it)
How do I set $EDITOR if not with update-alternatives?
> The update-alternatives setting is only used when EDITOR is not set.
>
> > tony
> cu
> Adrian


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