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    Switch Editors

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by mitu

      From the screenshot you posted:

      Select an editor. To change later, run select-editor.

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      • W
        Wojima
        last edited by

        I entered select-editor and it did nothing?B39D8901-3F75-43C4-B1DB-132F25ADD227.jpeg

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Wojima
          last edited by

          @Wojima I think it works perfectly - that's how the ed editor works.

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          • W
            Wojima
            last edited by

            But I want to switch back to bin/nano editor?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @Wojima
              last edited by

              @Wojima Then exit ed and run the editor switching commands.

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              • W
                Wojima
                last edited by

                How do I exit and switch the nano?

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                  Wojima
                  last edited by

                  Anyone?

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                  • Thorr69T
                    Thorr69
                    last edited by

                    You can't switch editors while still inside an editor. You have to exit the editor and get to a terminal prompt. Then from the prompt run select-editor. (OR simply reboot and go back to emulationstation, then hit F4 to get to a prompt.)

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                    • ClydeC
                      Clyde @Wojima
                      last edited by

                      @Wojima said in Switch Editors:

                      How do I exit and switch the nano?

                      You can exit ed by just typing q and hitting the enter key.

                      After that, execute select-editor again to select nano again.

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                        Wojima @Thorr69
                        last edited by

                        @Thorr69 i was able to do that but when I go back into the commandline txt file it still opens up in ed mode and not nano mode. Trying to adjust my trackball/spinner dial which is lagging

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