unset global editor symlink

Mike Klinke mklinke at axsi.com
Wed Nov 17 06:43:15 UTC 2004


On Tuesday 16 November 2004 22:32, Bob Metelsky wrote:
 
> I dont know where this alias is set.  Ive tried to reset it in my
> .profile alias vi='/bin/vi'
> This still calls vim
>
> This seems to be set as a global alias or symlink. I want to
> define MY editor!  ;-)
>
> ?
> TIA
> bob
>

I believe it's done in /etc/profile.d/vim.sh via /etc/profile (near 
the end of the file) and a simple:

unalias vi

at the prompt should turn off the aliasing for the current session.

Regards, Mike Klinke




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