escape to shell from vi - which shell? 2

[kasparov]

I log onto my system & am forced into csh. I always change this to ksh. When I subsequently run a shell command from within vi (e.g. by doing :!pwd) then the command is executed using csh. I know this because (a) some commands don't work as I'd like them to & (b) if I do :!ps -f I see a csh process which I don't want.

My question is how can I change the shell which is executed when I escape from vi. I am assuming it's chosen csh because that is my login's first shell - but I may be wrong there. I don't want to change my login's default shell because this may affect other things we do with my ID.

Perhaps there is a .exrc setting? A general system wide solution would be good but this may not be advisable as it may also have unwanted knock on effects.

Thanks, Chris

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Try:

:!ksh <command>




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The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb

 

[kasparov]

Hi LKBrwnDBA - Yes - I could do that as a one off but is there a way to set my escaped shell permanently?

Cheers

 

[PHV]

Use the SHELL environment variable.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[ZaSter]

Perhaps there is a .exrc setting?

Yes, you can add this to your .exrc:

set shell=/bin/ksh

 

[kasparov]

Thanks PHV & ZaSter - both solutions are useful.