Fail to set Homebrew formula editor to vim in fish shell
I have a problem with Homebrew editor: Atom is used instead of Vim
$ brew edit a_brew_formula
Editing /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/a_brew_formula.rb
Warning: Using atom because no editor was set in the environment.
This may change in the future, so we recommend setting EDITOR,
or HOMEBREW_EDITOR to your preferred text editor.
EDITOR and HOMEBREW_EDITOR are well set in config.fish:
set EDITOR vim
set HOMEBREW_EDITOR vim
I checked in the shell:
$ echo $EDITOR
vim
Why my editor choice is not taken into account?
vim editor homebrew fish
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
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I have a problem with Homebrew editor: Atom is used instead of Vim
$ brew edit a_brew_formula
Editing /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/a_brew_formula.rb
Warning: Using atom because no editor was set in the environment.
This may change in the future, so we recommend setting EDITOR,
or HOMEBREW_EDITOR to your preferred text editor.
EDITOR and HOMEBREW_EDITOR are well set in config.fish:
set EDITOR vim
set HOMEBREW_EDITOR vim
I checked in the shell:
$ echo $EDITOR
vim
Why my editor choice is not taken into account?
vim editor homebrew fish
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
You might also want to setVISUALvariable to vim
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
1
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37
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I have a problem with Homebrew editor: Atom is used instead of Vim
$ brew edit a_brew_formula
Editing /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/a_brew_formula.rb
Warning: Using atom because no editor was set in the environment.
This may change in the future, so we recommend setting EDITOR,
or HOMEBREW_EDITOR to your preferred text editor.
EDITOR and HOMEBREW_EDITOR are well set in config.fish:
set EDITOR vim
set HOMEBREW_EDITOR vim
I checked in the shell:
$ echo $EDITOR
vim
Why my editor choice is not taken into account?
vim editor homebrew fish
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
I have a problem with Homebrew editor: Atom is used instead of Vim
$ brew edit a_brew_formula
Editing /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/a_brew_formula.rb
Warning: Using atom because no editor was set in the environment.
This may change in the future, so we recommend setting EDITOR,
or HOMEBREW_EDITOR to your preferred text editor.
EDITOR and HOMEBREW_EDITOR are well set in config.fish:
set EDITOR vim
set HOMEBREW_EDITOR vim
I checked in the shell:
$ echo $EDITOR
vim
Why my editor choice is not taken into account?
vim editor homebrew fish
vim editor homebrew fish
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
asked Jan 20 at 15:17
Martin DelilleMartin Delille
4,41784293
4,41784293
You might also want to setVISUALvariable to vim
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
1
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37
add a comment |
You might also want to setVISUALvariable to vim
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
1
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37
You might also want to set
VISUAL variable to vim– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
You might also want to set
VISUAL variable to vim– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
1
1
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37
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You haven't exported the variable, so external processes (like homebrew) don't see it.
Use set -x, but preferably set -gx to also define global scope on the variable.
E.g.
set -gx EDITOR vim
To see what an external process sees, you can use env. If called without arguments, it will print its environment as VAR=VALUE lines.
If that doesn't show EDITOR=, you know that you've not exported your $EDITOR.
answered Jan 20 at 16:15
fahofaho
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Alsoset --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the--showoption.
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
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You haven't exported the variable, so external processes (like homebrew) don't see it.
Use set -x, but preferably set -gx to also define global scope on the variable.
E.g.
set -gx EDITOR vim
To see what an external process sees, you can use env. If called without arguments, it will print its environment as VAR=VALUE lines.
If that doesn't show EDITOR=, you know that you've not exported your $EDITOR.
answered Jan 20 at 16:15
fahofaho
5,3461224
Alsoset --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the--showoption.
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
add a comment |
You haven't exported the variable, so external processes (like homebrew) don't see it.
Use set -x, but preferably set -gx to also define global scope on the variable.
E.g.
set -gx EDITOR vim
To see what an external process sees, you can use env. If called without arguments, it will print its environment as VAR=VALUE lines.
If that doesn't show EDITOR=, you know that you've not exported your $EDITOR.
answered Jan 20 at 16:15
fahofaho
5,3461224
Alsoset --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the--showoption.
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
add a comment |
You haven't exported the variable, so external processes (like homebrew) don't see it.
Use set -x, but preferably set -gx to also define global scope on the variable.
E.g.
set -gx EDITOR vim
To see what an external process sees, you can use env. If called without arguments, it will print its environment as VAR=VALUE lines.
If that doesn't show EDITOR=, you know that you've not exported your $EDITOR.
answered Jan 20 at 16:15
fahofaho
5,3461224
You haven't exported the variable, so external processes (like homebrew) don't see it.
Use set -x, but preferably set -gx to also define global scope on the variable.
E.g.
set -gx EDITOR vim
To see what an external process sees, you can use env. If called without arguments, it will print its environment as VAR=VALUE lines.
If that doesn't show EDITOR=, you know that you've not exported your $EDITOR.
answered Jan 20 at 16:15
fahofaho
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answered Jan 20 at 16:15
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answered Jan 20 at 16:15
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Alsoset --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the--showoption.
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
add a comment |
Alsoset --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the--showoption.
– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
Also
set --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the --show option.– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
Also
set --show EDITOR, but I don't know what version of fish introduced the --show option.– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
2.7.0. The CHANGELOG also mentions it for 3.0.0, but that was an error.
– faho
Jan 22 at 20:53
add a comment |
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You might also want to set
VISUALvariable to vim– glenn jackman
Jan 22 at 15:46
What does it do?
– Martin Delille
Jan 24 at 9:51
1
unix.stackexchange.com/q/4859/4667
– glenn jackman
Jan 24 at 10:37