Environment variables
Some environment variables influence the behavior of some GoboLinux tools. You
may want to set them. Just remember that GoboLinux uses zsh
(not bash
) as its
default shell, so you should edit .zshrc
(not .bashrc
). Zsh is a
Bourne-style shell, though, so the syntax you’re used to is still valid.
Of course, if you really prefer bash (though we really recommend giving zsh a
try!), you can change your default shell using the chsh
command. See the
chsh
man page for details.
The $EDITOR
variable should be set to your favorite text editor. Whenever a
GoboLinux tool needs to run an editor, it will run the one indicated in this
variable (in fact, this is not a GoboLinux variable, several programs use it).