crontab set editor nano code example

Example 1: crontab use nano

// nano
export VISUAL=nano; crontab -e

// vim
export VISUAL=vim; crontab -e

Example 2: change crontab editor

#run command in terminal:
select-editor

#Then select an option:
Select an editor.  To change later, run 'select-editor'.
  1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
  2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
  3. /bin/ed

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