Question regarding start-up shell scripts

pjdlmack · 10-15-2009, 11:13 PM

I am brand new to Linux, I am trying to write a start-up shell script and I was wondering if you can add a command that will open the vi editor? OK - I have since figured out what I was trying to do and it was export EDITOR=vi, however, I now have another question - how do I save a file so its executable?

celthunder · 10-15-2009, 11:23 PM

Depends on your distrobution (i'm assuming it's possible in all but theres different methods for each). You could also add it to .bashrc not sure if that'd work but it should.

chrism01 · 10-15-2009, 11:45 PM

I'd like some clarification here. vi (or vim as its usually symlinked to) is an interactive editor, so are you asking how to use it:

vi filename

or are you trying to get a startup script to open the editor, in which case this is probably the wrong tool, unless you want to present the user with an open editor when they login; unusual to say the least...

More detail please.

catkin · 10-16-2009, 12:23 AM

Does "start-up" mean boot, login or desktop session initialisation?