DEFINE_EDITOR CLPPlus command
In Db2® Cancun Release 10.5.0.4, the CLPPlus interface introduces support for the DEFINE_EDITOR command. You can specify the editor that you want to use with the EDIT command during a CLPPlus session with the DEFINE_EDITOR command.
Invocation
The DEFINE_EDITOR command must be run from the CLPPlus interface.
Authorization
None.Required connection
None.Command syntax
Command parameters
-
editor_name
- Specifies the name of the editor for the current CLPPlus session.
Examples
- Example to use the Vim editor
- You can set the editor to Vim with the following
command:
SQL> DEFINE_EDITOR=vim
- Example to use the Notepad++ editor
- You can set the editor to Notepad++ with the
following command:
SQL> DEFINE_EDITOR= C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
- Example to display the current editor setting
- You can check the current editor setting by issuing the DEFINE_EDITOR command
without the assignment operator and an editor name.
SQL> DEFINE_EDITOR define_editor = C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
- Example to clear the editor setting
- You can clear the editor setting by entering the command with
the assignment operator without an editor name.
SQL> DEFINE_EDITOR=