On 7/31/20 11:26 AM, Eli Schwartz wrote:
>>> "If EDITOR is not set, bashbug attempts to locate a number of
>>> alternative editors, including emacs, and defaults to vi."
>>>
>>> The word "defaults" there implies that vi is the preferred autolocated
>>> editor, but the intention is to have it the least preferred.
>>
>> I don't think it implies that. It's the default choice if there are no
>> other alternatives.
>
> In the sentence in the bashbug manpage, does the word "default" refer to
> the probing or what happens when probing fails?
>
> My belief is that people reading the manpage will understand it to mean
> the former (more natural reading).
I don't think it's a more natural reading, but I'll rework the text to
address the ambiguity.
It's also reasonable to add `nano' to bashbug's list of editors.
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