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editor.eselect(5)		    eselect		     editor.eselect(5)

NAME
       editor.eselect - The EDITOR management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS
       eselect editor [help|usage|version]
       eselect editor list
       eselect editor set target
       eselect editor show
       eselect editor update

DESCRIPTION
       eselect	is  Gentoo's  configuration  and management tool.  It features
       modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST
       eselect editor list
       List available targets for the EDITOR variable.

       # eselect editor list
       Available targets for the EDITOR variable:
	 [1]   /bin/nano *
	 [2]   /usr/bin/emacs
	 [3]   /usr/bin/vi
	 [ ]   (free form)

ACTION: SET
       eselect editor set target
       Set the EDITOR variable in the system profile.  target can be either an
       identification  number  given  by eselect editor list or the name of an
       installed text editor.

       # eselect editor set emacs
       Setting EDITOR to /usr/bin/emacs ...
       Run ". /etc/profile" to update the variable in your shell.

ACTION: SHOW
       eselect editor show
       Show the value of the EDITOR variable in the system profile.

       # eselect editor show
       EDITOR variable in profile:
	 /usr/bin/emacs

ACTION: UPDATE
       eselect editor update
       Update the EDITOR variable if it is unset or invalid.

FILES
       /etc/env.d/99editor
	      Configuration file where the variable is stored.

AUTHOR
       Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>

SEE ALSO
       eselect(1), visual.eselect(5), environ(7)

Gentoo Linux			September 2012		     editor.eselect(5)

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