How to switch the editor in mc (midnight commander) from nano to mcedit?

Question

Using ubuntu 10.10 the editor in mc (midnight commander) is nano. How can i switch to the internal mc editor (mcedit)?

DoR · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-09 18:14:55Z

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Press the following keys in order, one at a time:

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answered Dec 9 '10 at 18:14

DoR
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	perfect answer! – sdu Dec 9 '10 at 19:11
	Can you also add how to change the editor to any other editor? – trusktr Nov 4 '12 at 20:34
	It would be better to specify a way to change this from the command line, but not by changing the OS default editor. – Sorin Sbarnea Apr 30 at 8:10

Schokobecher · Answer 2 · 2010-12-09 18:02:14Z

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Open Midnight Commander, go to Options -> Configuration and check "use internal editor" Hit save and you are done.

answered Dec 9 '10 at 18:02

Schokobecher
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user7117 · Answer 3 · 2010-12-09 18:07:18Z

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Or change the standard editor...

Open a Terminal and type this command:

sudo update-alternatives --config editor

You will get an list of the installed Editors in your Ubuntu, and you can chose your favorit.

answered Dec 9 '10 at 18:07

user7117

OP is not asking how to change the system default editor. – Ryan Thompson Dec 9 '10 at 18:33

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