Using commands that use unix EDITOR environment variable

Hi , in my machine if I set EDITOR as gvim and then try to execute commands like crontab -e that invoke editors, I get a gvim window , but it does not open my existing crontab file, nor does it allow me to do any changes. But if I set the EDITOR as vi , everything works. Any clues ? -Ujjal

Re: Using commands that use unix EDITOR environment variable

On Sat, Sep 02, 2006 at 12:02:02PM +0530, Ujjal Bose wrote: Hi , in my machine if I set EDITOR as gvim and then try to execute commands like crontab -e that invoke editors, I get a gvim window , but it does not open my existing crontab file, nor does it allow me to do any changes. But if I

Re: Using commands that use unix EDITOR environment variable

I think the problem is that, by default, gvim forks and immediately returns control to the calling process. Try setting EDITOR to vim or to gvim --nofork. HTH --Benji Fisher Thanks Benji, gvim --nofork works ! Thanks again. -Ujjal