How do I change the default text editor in Ubuntu
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How can I change the default text editor for console programs in Ubuntu. When I run mutt and send a message, it currently loads up Joe and I would prefet to load Vim. I know I can change $EDITOR for me only, but would prefe to do it system wide.
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You can change $EDITOR systemwide. Just drop a short script into which does this. The file only needs a single line: Edit: There are two ways (at least :-/) in which a program can find an editor to launch. The traditional Unix/Linux mechanism is to …
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