[SOLVED] How to open default text editor from bash script?

as header states i would like my script to open the desktops default text editor. I use xfce.
I currently have it set to open medit, however i want to be able to use script on other desktops
Last edited by orphius (2013-07-12 07:24:34)

Trilby wrote:
EDITOR will often not be the default desktop environment editor - it is usually limited to being a systemwide (and usually console-ready) editor.
xdg-open, or a related tool, can give you the desktop's text editor.
Truth. VISUAL is typically used for the graphical text editor.
So, to use VISUAL if it exists, but otherwise default to medit, do:
editor="${VISUAL:-medit}"
$editor foo.txt
Last edited by jakobcreutzfeldt (2013-07-11 07:09:02)

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