That is essentially what /etc/alternatives is supposed to provide in a standard way: a symlink to the default application on that system.
I confirmed it exists on Ubuntu and CentOS, so I figured it would be pretty common. However, I can't find anything in 10 seconds of Google-ing to support the idea that it is a standard. Richard On Friday July 1 2011 12:22:06 Spencer Gibb <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not have an rc file or environment var with path to the preferred > terminal with a sane default? > > Spencer <snip> /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
