i3-sensible-editor (1)

i3-sensible-editor [arguments]

i3-sensible-editor is used by i3-nagbar(1) when you click on the edit button.

It tries to start one of the following (in that order):

$VISUAL

$EDITOR

nano

vim

vi

emacs

pico

qe

mg

jed

gedit

mc-edit

Please don\(cqt complain about the order: If the user has any preference, he will have $VISUAL or $EDITOR set.

i3(1)

Michael Stapelberg and contributors