External Editor

By the end of this guide, you will:

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User Stories

Story 17: Open in External Editor

As a terminal user
I want to open the selected file in my $EDITOR
So that I can edit files

Acceptance Criteria

• e key opens file in $EDITOR

• File browser suspends while editor runs

• File browser resumes when editor closes

• File list refreshes to show any changes

• Error shown if $EDITOR not set or fails

Notes

• Introduces external process spawning

• Introduces suspend/resume cycle

• Introduces environment variable reading

• Tests integration with external tools

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