Re: Newbie question about mutt

From: Rouben Rostamian (rouben_at_pc18.math.umbc.edu)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:21:55 +0000 (UTC)

In article <pan.2004.04.25.18.58.45.183535@SPAMlabonte.com>,
Ed LaBonte <edNO@SPAMlabonte.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:45:09 +0000, Kenneth wrote:
>
>
>> You need to know the editor, IIRC mutt uses the editor set in the envir.
>> variable...go the command line type
>>
>> echo $EDITOR
>>
>> It should display the name of an editor, then do a man for that editor.
>
>I hate to say it but I'm still lost. I get nothing when I enter echo
>$EDITOR. I think the editor is some form of vi, but when I type :q after
>entering the text it doesn't quit but displays a message at the bottom
>that the message is changed but not saved.

OK, it is vi then.

To quit vi, do:

   :wq

> The only way
>I can get out is by hitting Control z.

Oh, no, No, NO! Never ever do Control Z to get out of something!
Unlike some other operating systems, Control Z does not kill a
process in Unix; it suspends it! By doing that you will have several
simultaneous mail processes and will run the risk of corrupting
your mailbox. 

-- 
Rouben Rostamian

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