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From: Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:39:18 -0500
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On 11/18/2024 18:15, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:36:17 -0500, Phillip Frabott wrote:
> 
>> I usually just symlink vi and vim to nano.
> 
> You can just set the $EDITOR and $VISUAL environment variables, and leave
> it at that.
> 
> <https://manpages.debian.org/1/sensible-editor.1.en.html>

Yeah, but not all programs use those variables. So to catch everything a 
symlink works. Not to mention that running the ln command is a little 
faster then editing the bash scripts. But envvars works for 90% of cases 
so it's a great option for programs that use it.

-- 
Phillip Frabott
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