Blain Nelson wrote:
>
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For now, my problem is trying to get the
> $EDITOR variable set to pico (yeah, elvis will do everything but wash my
> dishes, but I'm not in the mood to learn modal editing at this
> juncture), and as God is my witness, a simple "setenv $EDITOR=pico"
> seems to be beyond the ability of what I've got going here.
>
It is not the $EDITOR variable, but the EDITOR variable.
$EDITOR is the value of the EDITOR variable.
cshell:
setenv EDITOR pico
ksh,bash:
export EDITOR=pico
now check it by entering
echo $EDITOR
the shell should echo "pico" ( quotes are mine ).
