How to make nano or vim as default editor for a crontab file?

steitieh · Feb 23, 2017

I want to open a crontab file using nano editor instead of using vim editor when I run this command "crontab -e". I am not familiar with vim editor, I tried to remember its commands but could not do more.

AlbaHost · Feb 23, 2017

steitieh said:
I want to open a crontab file using nano editor instead of using vim editor when I run this command "crontab -e". I am not familiar with vim editor, I tried to remember its commands but could not do more.

yum install nano

nano /etc/bashrc

add this line at the bottom:

export EDITOR="nano"

Close your current putty session and restart another one and you will be done.

Dewlance · Feb 24, 2017

I do not use permanent solution and I prefer temporary command.

Type:
export EDITOR=nano

And then type crontab -e - It will open in nano editor.

I created a alias command, Means instead of typing "export EDITOR=", I created my own alias command and I type only "ex" (without quota) and then I can open cron file in nano editor. You can do this same.

HostingWaves · Feb 27, 2017

In CentOS, by default editor is nano. Also, you can directly edit cron file from /var/spool/cron/user_name_file.

How to make nano or vim as default editor for a crontab file?

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