How do I change the default editor in psql

Hi!

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:20:29 GMT
"anonymous" <xx@yy.zz> wrote:

The default editor when i invoke "\e" in "psql" it is "vi". How can I
replace the
editor with something else?
Thanks,
Rafael.

You can set the EDITOR environment variable to the editor you want to
use (i.e. EDITOR=gnuclient).

Don�t forget to export this variable!

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Guido
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:20:29 GMT, "anonymous" <xx@yy.zz> wrote:

The default editor when i invoke "\e" in "psql" it is "vi". How can I
replace the
editor with something else?
Thanks,
Rafael.

Maybe setting system variable EDITOR should help.
Try:

$ export EDITOR=pico

BTW, I'd rather learn vi ;-)

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