Re: [PATCH] git-svn: Allow using arguments to the editor.

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Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@xxxxxx> wrote:
> When setting the EDITOR or VISUAL environment variable, one might want
> to hand over arguments (like e.g. for not backgrounding a GUI editor but
> waiting for it to finish. This patch enables that posibility, before it
> did look for a program with the content of the variable, including the
> space as filename part. The change is in sync with regular behavior with
> various other tools, git itself included.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@xxxxxx>

Hi Gerfried,

I wanted to do something like this a few weeks ago, but generically
enough to be used by other scripts (sh/perl/python/ruby/whatever...).

I haven't had time to follow up on it (and decide on a command-name),
but the thread starts here:

  http://mid.gmane.org/20090201025349.GA22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Eric Wong
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