more accurately describe editor behavior

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egnor
2021-07-28 23:41:47 -07:00
parent a1fc383e6f
commit 0d55865545
3 changed files with 21 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ Variables that influence kitty behavior
files. Defaults to :file:`~/.config/kitty`. For full details of the config
directory lookup mechanism see, :option:`kitty --config`.
.. envvar:: EDITOR
The terminal editor (such as `vi` or `nano`) for editing config files.
Overridden by :envvar:`VISUAL`.
.. envvar:: VISUAL
The terminal editor (such as `vi` or `nano`) for editing config files.
Takes precedence over :envvar:`EDITOR`.
.. envvar:: VISUAL

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@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Then hold down :kbd:`ctrl+shift` and click the name of the file.
|kitty| will ask you what you want to do with the remote file. You can choose
to *Edit* it in which case kitty will download it and open it locally in your
``EDITOR``. As you make changes to the file, they are automatically transferred
to the remote computer. Note that this happens without needing to install *any*
special software on the server, beyond ``ls`` that supports hyperlinks.
:envvar:`EDITOR`. As you make changes to the file, they are automatically
transferred to the remote computer. Note that this happens without needing
to install *any* special software on the server, beyond ``ls`` that supports
hyperlinks.
.. versionadded:: 0.19.0