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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2022-08-03 21:25:16 +0200
committerJean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>2022-08-03 21:25:16 +0200
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Man page: wordsmith Environment section
* Remove dependent clause used as a topic transition when this material was not in its own section. * Provide examples of when $EDITOR is used.
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@@ -229,21 +229,19 @@ This behavior is intended to ease scripting with
.IR quilt .
.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
-In addition to that,
-.I quilt
+.I Quilt
recognizes the following variables:
.TP 4
.I EDITOR
-The program to run to edit files.
-If it isn't redefined in the configuration file, $EDITOR as defined in
-the environment will be used.
+Specify the program to run to edit files;
+for instance,
+with \\[lq]quilt edit\\[rq] or \\[lq]quilt header \\-e\\[rq].
.TP 4
.I LESS
-The arguments used to invoke the
+Specify the arguments used to invoke the
.BR less (1)
pager.
-Inherits the existing value of $LESS if LESS is already set in the
-environment, otherwise defaults to \\[lq]\\-FRSX\\[rq].
+Defaults to \\[lq]\\-FRSX\\[rq].
.
.SH FILES
.SS "Example of working tree"