somone else may be better to help with this.....but......I have a sym link in /etc/alternatives
/etc/alternative/vi -> /usr/sbin/vim so when i use 'vi' i get 'vim' ae is ok.....v small.....but not vim hope this helps c^ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pietro Cagnoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Allison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:18 AM Subject: Re: vi vs ae > > I noticed that somewhere ae has started taking over as the default > > editor in place of vi/vim. > > I have tried placing EDITOR="vi" in the /etc/profile line but it > > doesn't always work. > > > > CVS was defaulting to ae. > > crontab will sometimes default to ae. > > > > How do I fix this? ae is not at all what I am accustomed to and was > > rather dismayed to find it so prevelant on all my systems overnight. > > > > Is there some history here I wasn't aware of? > > type as root: > > update-alternatives --config editor > > man update-alternatives will tell you a lot of the history. > > pietro. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
