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From: root@brians-domain.com (Brian Bayorgeon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: MC problems
Date: 11 Jul 1996 19:11:35 -0500
Organization: Brian's InterNetNews site
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Ken Bigelow (kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com) wrote:
: Stephan Forth wrote:
: > 
: > Hi networld,
: > 
: > I just installed the mc package. It works fine, except if I try
: > to edit a file (pressing F4). I always get an error:
: > 
: >         missing }
: > 
: > I've gone thru all configuration files, but couldn't find anything
: > about it.
: > 
: > Thanks for your assistance.
: > 

: Have you defined an EDITOR variable in your .profile file? If not, mc 
: uses (shudder) vi.

: Check the mc man page, too.

: -- 

: Ken

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put the following in your .profile file
EDITOR=jove (or what ever you use)
export EDITOR

Brian