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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!news.scruz.net!kithrup.com!news.Stanford.EDU!agate!theos.com!riscan.riscan.com!n1van.istar!van-bc!unixg.ubc.ca!news.bc.net!arclight.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!spool.mu.edu!sgigate.sgi.com!nntp.coast.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!world1.bawave.com!news.clark.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-2.sprintlink.net!hermes.athenet.net!brians-pc.brians- domain.com!not-for-mail 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 Lines: 34 Message-ID: <4s457n$9t@brians-pc.brians-domain.com> References: <1996Jul7.114523.24917@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de> <31E04CBD.57D7@www.play-hookey.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm-at-2-20.athenet.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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 : Are you interested in | : byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com : over the Internet? | put the following in your .profile file EDITOR=jove (or what ever you use) export EDITOR Brian