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NAME

glab-config-edit - Opens the glab configuration file.

SYNOPSIS

glab config edit [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Opens the glab configuration file. The command uses the following order when choosing the editor to use:

1.
'glab_editor' field in the configuration file
2.
'VISUAL' environment variable
3.
'EDITOR' environment variable

OPTIONS

-l, --local[=false] Open '.git/glab-cli/config.yml' file instead of the global '~/.config/glab-cli/config.yml' file.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-h, --help[=false] Show help for this command.

EXAMPLE

# Open the configuration file with the default editor
glab config edit
# Open the configuration file with vim
EDITOR=vim glab config edit
# Set vim to be used for all future 'glab config edit' invocations
glab config set editor vim
glab config edit
# Open the local configuration file with the default editor
glab config edit -l

SEE ALSO

glab-config(1)

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