How to make Vifm use Neovim to open files?

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I have both GVim and Neovim installed. When I open a file in Vifm, it is opened in GVim and not in Neovim.

How to make Neovim the default editor for Vifm?

This question is probably off-topic here since it is about Vifm. I think it should be migrated to SuperUser or Unix & Linux. — Quasímodo, Sep 19, 2020 at 15:58
Since it got an answer, maybe it is better for it to stay here? Hopefully the moderators will know better. — Quasímodo, Sep 19, 2020 at 16:34
I'm inclined to think this is off-topic as well; we'll discuss what to do with it. In the meantime, it's possible vifm relies on EDITOR or VISUAL — D. Ben Knoble, Sep 19, 2020 at 17:15

Jake Grossman · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-19 15:57:45Z

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Change set vicmd=vim to set vicmd=nvim in your vifmrc.

answered Sep 19, 2020 at 15:57

Jake Grossman

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@Quasímodo from their docs, it looks like the default value of vixcmd is the value of vicmd, and you would only set it if you want something else to run in an X session. Is that incorrect?
– Jake Grossman
Sep 19, 2020 at 16:03
True! I missed that, sorry. (Although it might be worth the mention.)
– Quasímodo
Sep 19, 2020 at 16:32

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