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#!/bin/sh

ret="$?"

# Prevent recursive loops, where these values are set to this script
p="$(which sensible-editor)"
[ "$(which $EDITOR || true)" = "$p" ] && EDITOR=
[ "$(which $VISUAL || true)" = "$p" ] && VISUAL=
[ "$(which $SELECTED_EDITOR || true)" = "$p" ] && SELECTED_EDITOR=

if [ -n "$VISUAL" ]; then
	${VISUAL} "$@"
	ret="$?"
	if [ "$ret" -ne 126 ] && [ "$ret" -ne 127 ]; then
		exit "$ret"
	fi
fi

if [ -r ~/.selected_editor ]; then
	. ~/.selected_editor 2>/dev/null || true
elif [ -z "$EDITOR" ] && [ -z "$SELECTED_EDITOR" ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
	select-editor && . ~/.selected_editor 2>/dev/null || true
fi

${EDITOR:-${SELECTED_EDITOR:-editor}} "$@"
ret="$?"
if [ "$ret" -eq 126 ] || [ "$ret" -eq 127 ]; then
	nano "$@"
	ret="$?"
	if [ "$ret" -eq 126 ] || [ "$ret" -eq 127 ]; then
		nano-tiny "$@"
		ret="$?"
		if [ "$ret" -eq 126 ] || [ "$ret" -eq 127 ]; then
			vi "$@"
			ret="$?"
			if [ "$ret" -eq 126 ] || [ "$ret" -eq 127 ]; then
				echo "Couldn't find an editor!" 1>&2
				echo "Set the \$EDITOR environment variable to your desired editor." 1>&2
				exit 1
			fi
		fi
	fi
fi
exit "$ret"