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How to replace the linux nano editor when visual studio code is available?

Time:08-31

I would like replace the nano command when I am using a Terminal Session with remote ssh in Visual Studio Code.

Why I need it? Using different linux server not always I have the code editor available and I am live little frustating mitstakes: I often write nano when code is available and sometimes I write code in putty.

I would like a special "nano" command / function: if code is available then execute code else execute nano end if

Of course other way are accepted.

thanks

CodePudding user response:

Maybe the way to do that you want is create a "alias" in the bashrc file of the system.

alias nano='command to open vscode'

To open VSCode insteand of Nano if it is installed, this alias has to be created into a if statement.

if [ <check if installed> ]
then
 <alias to open vscode>
fi

If vscode is not installed default nano will open. But, if you use different Linux Systems you need to do this configuration at each of them.

CodePudding user response:

Assuming VSCode is installed at /usr/bin/code, try this :

nano(){
    local cmd=/usr/bin/code
    if test -x "$cmd"; then
        "$cmd" "$@"
    else
        command nano "$@"
    fi
}
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