[Novalug] What to do about a defective vi? [now:] still not right
Jon LaBadie
novalugml@jgcomp.com
Thu Dec 3 17:36:28 EST 2009
On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 05:25:57PM -0500, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 04:51:03PM -0500, Charles M Howe wrote:
> > Jon,
> >
> > Still not right -- improved, but ...
> >
> > Specifically, I give the command vi file but I got gedit file! Hunh?!
>
> Ah. sounds like you might have an issue with alternatives.
>
> check where your symlink for vi is pointing:
> ls -la /etc/alternatives/vi
>
> if that is pointing to gedit, you are closer to your answer.
>
> update-alternatives is the command to correct it in that case.
>
Good thought!
I can't believe the number of /etc/alternatives on my Karmic laptop.
jl
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