I3\-SENSIBLE\-EDITOR

Section: i3 Manual (1)
Updated: 02/27/2021
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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

: • mcedit

: • gvim

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

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