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How do I set vim as the external editor in FarManager, and pass full path names?

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I'm trying to configure VIM as my external editor in the far file manager. I want to be able to select multiple items in a folder, some being directories, and have their full paths passed to the vim command line. Update: To clarify exactly what I want to do. I want to be able to select multiple fil…

Error Output

"C:\Program Files\Vim\vim73\vim.exe"  c:\src\TalkMaterials "c:\src\abba 1.txt" "c:\src\abba 3.txt"

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The closest I can come is vim !& this creates the following command line That seems to work just fine, but I'd like full paths passed to vim anyway. Before accepting my own answer, I'd like to see if there is a way to pass all the full paths to vim.

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