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I3-SENSIBLE-EDITOR(1) i3 Manual I3-SENSIBLE-EDITOR(1)

NAME

i3-sensible-editor - launches $EDITOR with fallbacks

SYNOPSIS

i3-sensible-editor [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

i3-sensible-editor is used by i3-nagbar(1) when you click on the edit button.
It tries to start one of the following (in that order):
•$VISUAL
•$EDITOR
•nano
•nvim
•vim
•vi
•emacs
•pico
•qe
•mg
•jed
•gedit
•mc-edit
Please don’t complain about the order: If the user has any preference, they will have $VISUAL or $EDITOR set.

SEE ALSO

i3(1)

AUTHOR

Michael Stapelberg and contributors
11/08/2016 i3 4.13