How can I set nano as the default editor in a jail, and make it stick?

[GJSchaller]

I know that I can set nano as the default editor in a jail using the command:

Code:

setenv VISUAL /usr/local/bin/nano && setenv EDITOR /usr/local/bin/nano

However, each time I log out from the jail, then log back in, I need to re-run this command to set nano as the default again.

I did google this, but couldn't find a solution that worked on a FreeBSD jail - how do I set nano to be the default, even after I log out and back in again?

Thank you for your help!

 

[danb35]

I'm not sure which one, but you'd want to add that to one of your login files. ~/.profile, ~/.cshrc, etc.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Since they are using setenv, it's probably safe to assume root and (t)csh - so .cshrc.

 

[GJSchaller]

Thank you! I'm using the defaults for a new jail, and added these two lines to /root/.cshrc :

setenv VISUAL /usr/local/bin/nano
setenv EDITOR /usr/local/bin/nano

Rebooted the jail, logged back in, and Nano was my default editor. Thank you for the guidance!