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Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system



From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy%druid.net@localhost>

> On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:22:15 +0000
> 
> Maybe this needs to be added to base.  Then the ND install can add ee
> and change the variable.  Individuals can still run ee, vi or ed as they
> wish but a reasonable default for edit will always exist.
>
> ------------ File: /usr/bin/edit -----------
> #! /bin/sh
> exec ${EDITOR:-/usr/bin/vi}

You may have missed a ":)" there...

Regarding 'vi' as a reasonable default when an inexperienced user types 
'edit' could be regarded as a joke in rather poor humour...



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