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Perforce 2009.2: Command Reference



P4EDITOR
Description
The editor invoked by those Perforce commands that use forms.
Usage Notes
Used by
Client?
Used by
Server?
Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
Value if not Explicitly Set
If EDITOR is set to any value, then the value of EDITOR;
If SHELL is set to any value, then vi;
If POSIX$SHELL is set, then vi;
If EDITOR_SIGNATURE is set, then the program with that four-character creator;
otherwise, SimpleText.
Examples
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.
 


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