On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 13:09:06 +0300, Dmitrii Odintcov wrote: > Let's say I want to install VS Code / Codium as an alternative for > `/usr/bin/editor`, but I want it to always run with `--wait > --reuse-window` so that other software can rely on the editor > returning after the file is saved (like `crontab -e` does, for > example) > > I cannot do `update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor > "$(which codium) --wait --reuse-window" 0` because the "alternative > path doesn't exist". > > Suggestions?
Write a wrapper script like #!/bin/sh exec codium --wait --reuse-window "$@" and use this script as the symlink target of /usr/bin/editor (do it manually, not with update-alternatives). Don't forget to chmod 755.
