Specifying the text editor used by the sm_edit utility

The sm_edit utility is not a text editor. Instead, it uses the text editor specified by one of the following means:

• SM_EDITOR environment variable, as described in “Environment variables for users” on page 140.

• VISUAL environment variable

• EDITOR environment variable

• If the SM_EDITOR, VISUAL or EDITOR environment variables are not defined, sm_edit uses the following:

  • Edit program on UNIX

    You can also specify the editor that sm_edit should use by providing the --editor argument when invoking the utility.