Re: Open Text Files With External Text Editors

[Frank Dietrich <ABLEsoft gmx de>]

Hi,

"J.S" <bluedbs gmail com> wrote:
> How can I make mc open a text file(.txt) with for example mousepad,
> gedit, or geany? _______________________________________________

Open menu options -> configuration..., uncheck 'use internal editor'.
This will use an external editor when you press F4.
To define which editor should be used there are different ways.
- have a look into the file ~/.mc/bindings to define a editor based
on the file type
- set the environment variable EDITOR to your preferred editor before
you start mc

regards
Frank
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