Windows path configuration for editor (notepad++)

Question

Hi, I'm trying to use notepad++ as my editor. I have the following in my vifmrc:

set vicmd="C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"

But I get the following error when trying to launch a .txt file.

'C:Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Hello,

use single quotes and nest double quotes inside them to account for both slashes (single quotes) and spaces (double quotes):

set vicmd='"C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"'

Note though that not everything will work when you set 'vicmd' to something that's not Vim-like. Vifm makes some assumptions about what command-line options 'vicmd'-program accepts (e.g., to set cursor on a particular line when opening a file from :grep menu).