Re: [libvirt-users] Permanently change default virsh editor

On 06.07.2016 21:27, J Travis Lindsey wrote:

Hello, I found in the docs that I can change the editor I use on a per vm bases with the following: *EDITOR=$your-favorite-editor virsh edit $your-vm-name*

But how do I change it permanently so when I run: *virsh edit $your-vm-name*

It defaults to my favorite editor (vim)?

This is distribution dependent. For instance, I'm unaware of any system-wide approach in Fedora (except for what Cole suggested, which will work everywhere). But for instance in gentoo you can: # eselect editor set vi Michal