Launching files (test.txt) from a terminal window

varankv · 10-12-2007, 06:23 AM

Hi,

The question might be silly one..!! However, I would like to get response from linux lovers.

How do I launch a text file (for example test.txt) from a terminal window on Linux ?
(This can be done be easily on the windows). This is something to do with the file/mime type associations.
Can anybody help me in this. ?

Regards
Varan

jimbo1954 · 10-12-2007, 06:44 AM

Well, the answer pretty much depends upon what you want to do and where you start from. If you click on the file icon in the GUI, you will get an option of running it or displaying it in a window, so you can view the contents that way.

If you are in the CLI, you can "more" (or "less") the file, which will give you a copy of the contents in the terminal window. Alternatively, you could "vi" the file, which would open it so you could view it and/or edit it

HTH

Hiko · 10-12-2007, 12:43 PM

Aloha,
Or you could type

gedit test.txt

and it will open it in the Gnome Text Editor or

kedit test.txt

and it will open it in the KDE Text editor....
Mahalo,
Edward

najihah · 11-13-2007, 12:32 AM

hi

previous question was about text file
what about c files.... i had problems to launch the c programming that i wrote in anjuta ....

jiha

Hiko · 11-13-2007, 02:59 PM

Aloha,
Have you compiled the c file and made it executable?
Mahalo,
Edward

najihah · 11-14-2007, 01:17 AM

i've already compiled it... i used gcc... n i wrote in gedit instead of anjuta