Change default command line editor

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Hello.

I want to change the default command line editor from vim to nano, so for example when I type “visudo”, I want it to user nano. In Ubuntu this can be easily done by using “update-alternatives --config editor”, but openUSE doesn’t have an editor-option.

Any solutions?

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Just found out that I can specify the editor in /etc/sudoers.

I’m just used to Ubuntu. Sorry, delete this thread please

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Nope. It contains information that might help others. Welcome to the forums, and thanks for coming back and replying to your own post.

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export EDITOR=nano
in ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile.

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Unfortunately if you read man sudo, it won’t use $VISUAL or $EDITOR unless overridden, as it considers those variables a security risk.

But yes, many other programs will honour $VISUAL and $EDITOR.