From 7779ec6a371a5365edb14319503d62609730ad9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micah Jerome Ellison Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 11:01:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation about how the editor must be a blocking process --- docs/reference-config-file.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference-config-file.md b/docs/reference-config-file.md index 3a057cdb..1c58a3a2 100644 --- a/docs/reference-config-file.md +++ b/docs/reference-config-file.md @@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ key will be used instead. If set, executes this command to launch an external editor for writing and editing your entries. The path to a temporary file is passed after it, and `jrnl` processes the file once -the editor is closed. +the editor returns control to `jrnl`. -Some editors require special options to work properly. See -[External Editors](external-editors.md) for details. +Some editors require special options to work properly, since they must be +blocking processes to work with `jrnl`. See [External Editors](external-editors.md) +for details. ### encrypt If `true`, encrypts your journal using AES. Do not change this