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How can I make terminal VIM my default editor application in Mac OS X?
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Mar 15, 202611988 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I am aware of MacVim, and while it's very nice I am constantly in the terminal. Why have two programs running when I could stay in one? So the question is, how can I make VIM (run in iTerm2) the default text editor?
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See my answer here, but use a Run AppleScript action in Automator instead and use the following AppleScript code: This'll open a new iTerm window if there's none, otherwise a new tab, and open the file in there. Result:
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