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  1. Changing the editor for the \e option

    G. Anthony Reina <reina@nsi.edu> — 1999-04-22T21:46:54Z

    Is there a way to change the editor that is used for psql when you use
the \e (edit last command)? The current editor looks like Vi (which I
hate). Is there a way to have psql use another?

Thanks.
-Tony Reina

  2. Re: [SQL] Changing the editor for the \e option

    John M. Flinchbaugh <glynis@butterfly.hjsoft.com> — 1999-04-22T22:01:43Z

    On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, G. Anthony Reina wrote:
> Is there a way to change the editor that is used for psql when you use
> the \e (edit last command)? The current editor looks like Vi (which I
> hate). Is there a way to have psql use another?

just set the EDITOR environment variable to whatever editor you'd rather
use.

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  3. Re: [SQL] Changing the editor for the \e option

    G. Anthony Reina <reina@nsi.edu> — 1999-04-22T22:13:20Z

    > Yes.  You use your shell's EDITOR variable.  I have mine set to pico.
>
> Brett W. McCoy
>

Thanks. That worked well.

-Tony

  4. Re: [SQL] Changing the editor for the \e option

    Brett W. McCoy <bmccoy@lan2wan.com> — 1999-04-23T01:03:22Z

    On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, G. Anthony Reina wrote:

> Is there a way to change the editor that is used for psql when you use
> the \e (edit last command)? The current editor looks like Vi (which I
> hate). Is there a way to have psql use another?

Yes.  You use your shell's EDITOR variable.  I have mine set to pico.

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