Method 1
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vi /etc/bashrc
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Find
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export EDITOR=“pico”
export VISUAL=“pico”
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Replace with
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export EDITOR=“vi”
export VISUAL=“vi”
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Method 2 edit .bash_profile
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vi /root/.bash_profile
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Add
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export VISUAL=vi
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Once added, .bash_profile will look like
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root@server54 [~]# cat .bash_profile
# .bash_profile
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ –f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export VISUAL=vi
export PATH
unset USERNAME
uptime
root@server54 [~]#
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Method 3 If you need it done one time only, run following commands on command prompt.
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VISUAL=vi; export VISUAL
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