Re: How do I change the default editor in psql - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:20:29 GMT, "anonymous" <xx@yy.zz> wrote:

>The default editor when i invoke "\e" in "psql" it is "vi". How can I
>replace the
>editor with something else?
>                                              Thanks,
>                                                Rafael.

Maybe setting system variable EDITOR should help.
Try:

$ export EDITOR=pico

BTW, I'd rather learn vi ;-)

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