vi editor in ``fc´´ builtin

[Jamenson Ferreira Espindula de Almeida Melo]

Conglatulations for the excellent software!

Why is ``vi´´ the ``fc´´ builtin's default editor?

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"Otherwise, the editor given by ename is invoked on a file containing
those commands. If ename is not given, the value of the following
variable expansion is used:

${FCEDIT:-${EDITOR:-vi}}. This says to use the value of the FCEDIT
variable if set, or the value of the EDITOR variable if that is set,
or vi if neither is set."

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The GNU Project has an excellent Command Line Interface editor: the GNU Nano.

So, why is not GNU Nano the default editor for the ``fc´´ builtin?

Respectfully

Jamenson Ferreira Espindula de Almeida Melo
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
GNU/Linux user # 166197

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