Configuration

nt is intentionally minimal. Configuration is done through standard environment variables — no config file is required.

Environment Variables

The editor opened by nt new and nt edit.

Value	Effect
(unset)	Falls back to `nano`
`vim`	Opens in Vim
`nvim`	Opens in Neovim
`code --wait`	Opens in VS Code (the `--wait` flag is required so `nt` waits for you to close the tab before committing)
`hx`	Opens in Helix
Any editor binary on `$PATH`	Works as long as it is a blocking call

# Set permanently in your shell profile (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.)
export EDITOR=nvim

VS Code tip: use export EDITOR="code --wait" so the terminal waits for the file tab to close before nt auto-commits.

The Bash edition also reads:

Variable	Default	Description
`NT_DIR`	`~/.config/nt`	Override the notes directory (edit in the script itself, not an env var by default)

You can override $EDITOR inline for a single command:

EDITOR=vim nt edit meeting
EDITOR="code --wait" nt new ideas

Useful aliases to add to your shell profile:

alias n='nt'
alias nl='nt list'
alias ns='nt search'