About: Set Vim as your default editor for Unix

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If you've installed vim with another name (say, vim.exe) then change EDITOR=$VIM/vim to EDITOR=$VIM/vim.exe Source .profile, and the next time you start an editor from any program you'll bring up Vim. On Ubuntu (or other Debian-based systems), update-alternatives can be used to change the default editor: sudo update-alternatives --config editor # Type the number which corresponds to Vim here (after installing it) then press Enter.

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rdfs:comment	If you've installed vim with another name (say, vim.exe) then change EDITOR=$VIM/vim to EDITOR=$VIM/vim.exe Source .profile, and the next time you start an editor from any program you'll bring up Vim. On Ubuntu (or other Debian-based systems), update-alternatives can be used to change the default editor: sudo update-alternatives --config editor # Type the number which corresponds to Vim here (after installing it) then press Enter.
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abstract	If you've installed vim with another name (say, vim.exe) then change EDITOR=$VIM/vim to EDITOR=$VIM/vim.exe Source .profile, and the next time you start an editor from any program you'll bring up Vim. On Ubuntu (or other Debian-based systems), update-alternatives can be used to change the default editor: sudo update-alternatives --config editor # Type the number which corresponds to Vim here (after installing it) then press Enter. $EDITOR is the defined variable that programs on Unix-like operating systems are supposed to use for the default editor. Actually, $VISUAL is another defined variable for a non line-oriented editor, which is technically the correct role for Vim. Many notable programs on Unix support these variables, though obviously there are a few that for various reasons do not.

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