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Re: [PATCHv3 6/6] web--browse: look at the BROWSER env var

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 6, 2010, 17:59 UTC
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Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> The BROWSER environment variables is used in Debian-based systems to set
> the user-preferred browser(s).

I _thought_ BROWSER was not Debian-specific, but I cannot find any evidence of that online. See:

 http://www.catb.org/~esr/BROWSER/
 http://www.dwheeler.com/browse/secure_browser.html

At least xdg-open implements a variant on it, and I had assumed apps preceding xdg-utils did, too.

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Message 12 of 13 in “[PATCHv3 0/6] web--browse cleanup and extensions”
  1. Giuseppe BilottaDec 6, 2010
  2. 1/6 web--browse: coding styleGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  3. 2/6 web--browse: split valid_tool listGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  4. 3/6 web--browse: support opera, seamonkey and elinksGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  5. 4/6 web--browse: better support for chromiumGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  7. Giuseppe BilottaDec 8, 2010
  8. 5/6 web--browse: use *www-browser if availableGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  10. Giuseppe BilottaDec 8, 2010
  11. 6/6 web--browse: look at the BROWSER env varGiuseppe Bilotta, Dec 6, 2010
  12. Jonathan NiederDec 6, 2010
  13. Giuseppe BilottaDec 6, 2010

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