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

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
}