Changing your default editor Another useful option to set is the editor option. Start changing the editor for elm by getting into the options menu with 'o' and then typing 'e' to change the editor. After you type the 'e' to change the editor, you type over the text existing in the field. As mentioned above, there are many options available in the elmrc file. Using any text editor, edit this file to change any desired settings.
Some options can contain words.
A list of the options are given in the last section of this tutorial. If set to OFF, the highlight cursor is used whenever possible. If set, elm asks to delete messages, keep unread mail, and store read mail when exiting. If set, elm asks to send copies of message to others. If set, the mail being replied to is copied into the edit buffer.