Configuration

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

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Environment Variables

EDITOR

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.

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Bash-Specific Variables

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)

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Changing the Default Editor Per-Command

You can override $EDITOR inline for a single command:

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

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Shell Aliases

Useful aliases to add to your shell profile:

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