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  1. codesections (codesections@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 01-Feb-2019 17:58:16 EST codesections codesections

    Linux question:

    Would you prefer to have a program default to opening a file with $EDITOR or $VISUAL? Why?

    I've read https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4859/visual-vs-editor-what-s-the-difference, but am still not sure which is the better way to go

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    1. VISUAL vs. EDITOR – what’s the difference?
      from Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
      I generally set both VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables to the same thing, but what's the difference? Why would I set them differently? When developing apps, why should I choose to look at VIS...
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