You can't (easily) get it to use bash. What does the editor line, in your lynx options, say? I would think this is the problem. "$EDITOR"/"$VISUAL", exported or not, have no connection to this. On Wed, 5 May 2004, Igor Gueths wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. I tried hitting control+x and then e to get into $EDITOR from a > textarea, however I'm getting a message that says something like "sh: -c > line 1 unexpected EOF while looking for matching '. Sh: -c: line 2: > Syntax Error: Unexpected end of file > > I assume this is because Lynx is defaulting to using /bin/sh as the > shell? How do I get it to use bash, since it's evident that Lynx isn't > respecting $SHELL. Thanks! > - -- > Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAmYHSNohoaf1zXJMRAm6lAJ9R/NigMWXQvCWJMEnXN9DKHo4SlgCgwMY7 > JgJndvSxlGsUHmgpoh2e3Qo= > =xo3Y > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Foreign Aid: Taxing poor people in rich countries for the benefit of rich people in poor countries. - Bernard Rosenberg