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@end example
@noindent
-launches the program specified in the @code{EDITOR} environment variable
-to edit the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.8.4 and that of Vim.
+launches the program specified in the @code{VISUAL} or in the
+@code{EDITOR} environment variable to edit the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.8.4
+and that of Vim.
If you are using Emacs, note that the Emacs user interface provides
similar functionality in the ``package info'' and ``package list''