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VIM as the default editor
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Now, when editing a {{Path|*.m}} file, you can type {{Key|K}} in normal mode and the word under the cursor will be searched for in the GNU Octave documentation index. Pressing {{Key|,}} yields the next occurrence. | Now, when editing a {{Path|*.m}} file, you can type {{Key|K}} in normal mode and the word under the cursor will be searched for in the GNU Octave documentation index. Pressing {{Key|,}} yields the next occurrence. | ||
== VIM as the default editor == | |||
To set VIM as the default editor launched by the GNU Octave {{Codeline|edit}} command, add the following line to your {{Path|~/.octaverc}} file: | |||
edit mode async | |||
and one of the following: | |||
edit editor "<terminal> -e 'vim %s'" | |||
edit editor "gvim %s" | |||
where {{Codeline|<terminal>}} can be [http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gnome-terminal gnome-terminal], [http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Xterm xterm], or any other terminal of your preference. Please note the {{Codeline|-e}} option is common to the mentioned terminals, change it if necessary. | |||