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Domino Start Script - Changing the default command for showing log files to "less"

In preparation for the Engage Domino on Linux workshops I looked again into the editor used by default.
Currently the default editor for the start script is vi. All scripts respect the EDITOR environment variable which you could set in your environment.

But for showing logs probably the "less" command would be more helpful for anyone who is not a "vi" expert.

The start script had an environment variable for a while. If you want to go back to the previous mode or if you want a different editor you can override the default configuration:
SHOW_LOG_COMMAND=vi

I would also like to understand which type of editor you are using on Linux.
The following list should show the most popular ones.

• vi/vim
• nano seams to be very popular if you are not a vi fan
• mcdedit from Midnight Commander
• micro is another simple to use editor
   

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