Tip #175: how to make VIM as ur default editor even without root ac.

hi,
if u have installed vim in your home directory somewhere
and u don't have a root account, and you want to
make VIM the default editor for anything u do.
i.e if ur using SQLplus and want to edit a sql command.
normally typing edit brings up the vi editor and not vim editor.
to solve this problem.
define these three variables in your .profile
VIM=<base directory where vim executable is placed>
VIMRUNTIME=<base direcoty where vim runtimes are kept>
EDITOR=$VIM/vim

note if u have installed vim with another name, say vim.exe then
change EDITOR=$VIM/vim to EDITOR=$VIM/vim.exe

source the .profile and viola. next time u start an editor from any
program u have the vim editor.

Njoy.

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