Help ASAP Please Linux How To
I feel like a dumn ass :)
After reading post after post I still cant or dont have the answear to my problem. In Red Hat 8 from command prompt how do I edit files. I need to get somekind of text editor to do some minor modification. Off I love linux but as complex as it seems for a newbie :D Im actually on a phone call and I need that damn command. Can someone help out this sitation? Thanks in advanced. |
Welcome to LQ :)
You have: vi pico vim joe nano mc IF any of those are installed, which likely vim and vi are. For pico, install the PINE package... The syntax would be something like: pico /path/to/text/file Cool |
hehe I dont seem to have them. :)
I guess I have to install one huh? Any favorite ones ? I heard ged is good. now can I just copy from the cd? Thank you Master C. |
Copy from the CD? You can install from it if that's what you mean, jed, yeah, I've heard that's a good one too. The easiest for a newbie IMHO is going to be either pico or nano (they are clones).
Cool |
vi
to write text press insert until --INSERT-- is displayed to save press ESC ESC ESC :w to svae and quit ESC ESC ESC :wq to exit sans save ESC ESC ESC :q! hmm, my vi knowledge in five lines.... Is their a simple editor like MSDOS edit that i can use, with standard short cuts ALT + F (File Menu) CTRL + C (Copy) CTRL + V (Paste) CTRL + X (Cut) F3 or CTRL+F (Find) CTRL+S (Save)? (i'm thinking Notepad for BASH hear).... |
Thank you all
I got it to edit |
VI for a noob lmao
That was just hillarious |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:38 PM. |