Re: Windows default editor for psql \e

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 22:59 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Richard Broersma Jr wrote:
> > > > Sure, see the psql manual page, but setting EDITOR is the easiest way.
> > > > This works on Win32 too.
> > >
> > > c:\set EDITOR="c:\Program Files\Vim\vim70\gvim.exe"
> > >
> > > Thanks Bruce, this worked like a charm!
> > >
> > > And sorry to drag this, but does anyone know the windows (xp) equivalent to:
> > > /etc/rc.conf for *nix? i.e. the place that windows uses to store system wide variables from future
> > > use?  Is still the autoexec.bat? :o)
> >
> > OK, I am freaked out that I know the answer to this, but it My
> > Computer/Properties/Advanced/Environment Variables.
>
> Is this something we shoudl doc?

Done, and backpatched to 8.2.X.

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  installs too. The file's location can also be specified by the
  <envar>PGSYSCONFDIR</envar> environment variable.
  </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To set environment variables on Windows, from <literal>My Computer</>,
+ choose <literal>View System Information</>, and from the <literal>Advanced</>
+ tab, choose <literal>Environment Variables</>, then add a user or system
+ variable.
+ </para>
  </sect1>