terminal question

Anas_b · 06-29-2006, 11:31 AM

newbie question

i mad some change in kismet (kismet.conf) and i dont know how to save my work in the terminal can anyone help me ...

b0uncer · 06-29-2006, 11:38 AM

Which editor did you use? Did you edit kismet.conf using vi or nano or what? If you used vi (or vim; it's a commonly used text editor), then you can save the work by typing

Code:

:wq

and pressing enter; the ":" starts a "command", w means "write" and q "quit".

If you used nano, press CTRL+O to save the file. The editor should give you instructions, though...

Anas_b · 06-29-2006, 11:48 AM

realy newbie question

i used vi

were i type :wq ????

and thanks for all these information

nilleso · 06-29-2006, 12:16 PM

as long as you are not in insert mode. (hit esc to get out of insert mode)
:wq will just appear at the bottom (: tells vi to expect a command)

refer to this page to lean more about vi

cheers

Anas_b · 06-29-2006, 12:20 PM

newbie

thank you so much guys for your help

nilleso · 06-29-2006, 08:33 PM

no problem. That's what LQ is all about! Keep posting!

chrism01 · 06-29-2006, 09:21 PM

Actually,
:x
does the same thing with less typing.