Method 1

 
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vi /etc/bashrc

Find

 
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export EDITOR=“pico”
export VISUAL=“pico”

Replace with

 
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export EDITOR=“vi”
export VISUAL=“vi”

Method 2 edit .bash_profile

 
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vi /root/.bash_profile

Add

 
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export VISUAL=vi

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 [~]#

Method 3 If you need it done one time only, run following commands on command prompt.

 
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VISUAL=vi; export VISUAL

Set vim as default cronjob editor

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