glab(1)                                                                glab(1)



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



SYNOPSIS
       glab config edit [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       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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