P4EDITOR

Perforce 2004.2 Command Reference


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P4EDITOR

Description

The editor invoked by those Perforce commands that use forms.

Usage Notes

Used by
Client?
Used by
Server?
Command-Line Alternative
Can be set in P4CONFIG file?

Yes

No

None

Yes

Used by Client?	Used by Server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
Yes	No	None	Yes

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System
Value

UNIX

If `EDITOR` is set to any value, then the value of `EDITOR`;
otherwise, `vi`.

Windows

If `SHELL` is set to any value, then `vi`;
otherwise, `notepad`

VMS

If `POSIX$SHELL` is set, then `vi`;
otherwise, `edit`.

Macintosh

If `EDITOR_SIGNATURE` is set, then the program with that four-character creator;
otherwise, `SimpleText`.

Operating System	Value
UNIX	If `EDITOR` is set to any value, then the value of `EDITOR`; otherwise, `vi`.
Windows	If `SHELL` is set to any value, then `vi`; otherwise, `notepad`
VMS	If `POSIX$SHELL` is set, then `vi`; otherwise, `edit`.
Macintosh	If `EDITOR_SIGNATURE` is set, then the program with that four-character creator; otherwise, `SimpleText`.

Examples

`/usr/bin/vi`

`emacs`

`SimpleText`

`/usr/bin/vi`
`emacs`
`SimpleText`

Notes

The regular Perforce commands that use forms (and therefore, use this variable), are p4 branch, p4 change, p4 client, p4 job, p4 label, p4 submit, and p4 user.

The superuser commands that use forms are p4 depot, p4 group, p4 jobspec, p4 protect, p4 triggers, and p4 typemap.

Perforce 2004.2 Command Reference


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P4EDITOR

Description

Usage Notes Used by Client? Used by Server? Command-Line Alternative Can be set in P4CONFIG file? Yes No None Yes

Examples /usr/bin/vi emacs SimpleText

Notes

Usage Notes

Used by
Client?
Used by
Server?
Command-Line Alternative
Can be set in P4CONFIG file?

Yes

No

None

Yes

Examples

`/usr/bin/vi`

`emacs`

`SimpleText`