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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
 
•vim
 
•vi
 
•emacs
 
•pico
 
•qe
 
•mg
 
•jed
 
•gedit
 
•mc-edit
 
Please don’t complain about the order: If the user has any preference, he will have $VISUAL or $EDITOR set.

SEE ALSO

i3(1)

AUTHOR

Michael Stapelberg and contributors
07/31/2014 i3 4.8