Open file

ThaHabbis · 12-04-2006, 06:50 AM

Im i the directory "stuff" dir: launch

But i cant open the file launch, its plain text. How do i open it? tried /launch but then it says no such file or directory.

acid_kewpie · 12-04-2006, 07:10 AM

to opena text file, you would pass it as a parameter to an editor or such, e.g. "vi launch", your example /launch means you're trying to run an executable called launch in the root directory of your system.

matthewg42 · 12-04-2006, 08:22 AM

If you've never used vi, consider using nano instead. vi makes people cry. Not that you should ignore it forever - it's got some awesome features.

pixellany · 12-04-2006, 08:57 AM

To simply read the file:
more launch
less launch
cat launch| <some other command>

The last example is used to do all manner of thing, including searching for a word or phrase, eg:

cat launch|grep "the dog"