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Section: eselect (5)Updated: September 2012
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NAME
visual.eselect - The VISUAL management module for Gentoo's eselectSYNOPSIS
eselect visual [help|usage|version]eselect visual list
eselect visual set target
eselect visual show
eselect visual update
DESCRIPTION
eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.ACTION: LIST
eselect visual listList available targets for the VISUAL variable.
# eselect visual list
Available targets for the
VISUAL
variable:
[1] /bin/nano *
[2] /usr/bin/emacs
[3] /usr/bin/vi
[ ] (free form)
ACTION: SET
eselect visual set targetSet the VISUAL variable in the system profile. target can be either an identification number given by eselect visual list or the name of an installed text editor.
# eselect visual set emacs
Setting VISUAL to /usr/bin/emacs ...
Run ". /etc/profile" to update the variable in your shell.
ACTION: SHOW
eselect visual showShow the value of the VISUAL variable in the system profile.
# eselect visual show
VISUAL variable in profile:
/usr/bin/emacs
ACTION: UPDATE
eselect visual updateUpdate the VISUAL variable if it is unset or invalid.
FILES
- /etc/env.d/99editor
- Configuration file where the variable is stored.
AUTHOR
Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>SEE ALSO
eselect(1), editor.eselect(5), environ(7)