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P4EDITOR

The editor invoked by Perforce commands that use forms.


Used by p4 client?	Used by p4d server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
Yes	No	None	Yes


OS	Value
UNIX	`vi`
NT	If `SHELL` is set to any value, then `vi`; otherwise, `notepad`.
VMS	If `POSIX$SHELL` is set, then `vi`; otherwise, `edit`.
Macintosh	If `EDITOR_SIGNATURE` is set, then the program with that four-character creator; otherwise, `SimpleText`.

The Perforce commands that use forms, and therefore access this variable, are

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