#include "strbuf.h"
#include "run-command.h"
-int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env)
+#ifndef DEFAULT_EDITOR
+#define DEFAULT_EDITOR "vi"
+#endif
+
+const char *git_editor(void)
{
- const char *editor, *terminal;
+ const char *editor = getenv("GIT_EDITOR");
+ const char *terminal = getenv("TERM");
+ int terminal_is_dumb = !terminal || !strcmp(terminal, "dumb");
- editor = getenv("GIT_EDITOR");
if (!editor && editor_program)
editor = editor_program;
- if (!editor)
+ if (!editor && !terminal_is_dumb)
editor = getenv("VISUAL");
if (!editor)
editor = getenv("EDITOR");
- terminal = getenv("TERM");
- if (!editor && (!terminal || !strcmp(terminal, "dumb")))
- return error("Terminal is dumb but no VISUAL nor EDITOR defined.");
+ if (!editor && terminal_is_dumb)
+ return NULL;
if (!editor)
- editor = "vi";
+ editor = DEFAULT_EDITOR;
+
+ return editor;
+}
+
+int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env)
+{
+ const char *editor = git_editor();
+
+ if (!editor)
+ return error("Terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
- size_t len = strlen(editor);
- int i = 0;
- int failed;
- const char *args[6];
- struct strbuf arg0;
-
- strbuf_init(&arg0, 0);
- if (strcspn(editor, "$ \t'") != len) {
- /* there are specials */
- strbuf_addf(&arg0, "%s \"$@\"", editor);
- args[i++] = "sh";
- args[i++] = "-c";
- args[i++] = arg0.buf;
- }
- args[i++] = editor;
- args[i++] = path;
- args[i] = NULL;
-
- failed = run_command_v_opt_cd_env(args, 0, NULL, env);
- strbuf_release(&arg0);
- if (failed)
+ const char *args[] = { editor, path, NULL };
+
+ if (run_command_v_opt_cd_env(args, RUN_USING_SHELL, NULL, env))
return error("There was a problem with the editor '%s'.",
editor);
}