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# External editors
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Configure your preferred external editor by updating the `editor` option
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in your [configuration file](./reference-config-file.md#editor)
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!!! note
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To save and log any entry edits, save and close the file.
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If your editor is not in your operating system's `PATH` environment variable,
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then you will have to enter in the full path of your editor.
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## Sublime Text
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To use [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/), install the command line
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tools for Sublime Text and configure your `jrnl.yaml` like this:
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```yaml
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editor: "subl -w"
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```
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Note the `-w` flag to make sure `jrnl` waits for Sublime Text to close the
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file before writing into the journal.
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## Visual Studio Code
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[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) also requires a flag
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that tells the process to wait until the file is closed before exiting:
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```yaml
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editor: "code --wait"
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```
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On Windows, `code` is not added to the path by default, so you'll need to
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enter the full path to your `code.exe` file, or add it to the `PATH` variable.
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## MacVim
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Also similar to Sublime Text, MacVim must be started with a flag that tells
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the the process to wait until the file is closed before passing control
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back to journal. In the case of MacVim, this is `-f`:
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```yaml
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editor: "mvim -f"
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```
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## iA Writer
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On OS X, you can use the fabulous [iA
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Writer](http://www.iawriter.com/mac) to write entries. Configure your
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`jrnl.yaml` like this:
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```yaml
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editor: "open -b pro.writer.mac -Wn"
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```
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What does this do? `open -b ...` opens a file using the application
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identified by the bundle identifier (a unique string for every app out
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there). `-Wn` tells the application to wait until it's closed before
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passing back control, and to use a new instance of the application.
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If the `pro.writer.mac` bundle identifier is not found on your system,
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you can find the right string to use by inspecting iA Writer's
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`Info.plist` file in your shell:
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```sh
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grep -A 1 CFBundleIdentifier /Applications/iA\ Writer.app/Contents/Info.plist
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```
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## Notepad++ on Windows
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To set [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) as your editor, edit
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the `jrnl` config file (`jrnl.yaml`) like this:
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```yaml
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editor: "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe -multiInst -nosession"
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```
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The double backslashes are needed so `jrnl` can read the file path
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correctly. The `-multiInst -nosession` options will cause `jrnl` to open
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its own Notepad++ window.
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## emacs
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To use `emacs` as your editor, edit the `jrnl` config file (`jrnl.yaml`) like this:
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```yaml
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editor: emacsclient -a "" -c
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```
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When you're done editing the message, save and `C-x #` to close the buffer and stop the emacsclient process.
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## Other editors
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If you're using another editor and would like to share, feel free to [contribute documentation](./contributing.md#editing-documentation) on it. |