exit text editor

donadoni · 06-02-2009, 07:23 AM

using this tutorial to change ip settings how do i exit and save?
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-net...mand-line.html

im currently stuck here
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8362/76220183.jpg

cheers for any help

repo · 06-02-2009, 07:25 AM

Code:

:wq

druuna · 06-02-2009, 07:26 AM

Hi,

That looks like vi.

Press ESC and then :wq!

The w tells vi to write the file, the q quits the file and the ! forces the write and quit.

donadoni · 06-02-2009, 07:29 AM

thanks very much been sitting for ages trying to exit that

brianL · 06-02-2009, 07:35 AM

You can use gedit to edit files (until you've mastered vi, which I haven't yet

).

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

Edit:
Should be :

Code:

gksudo gedit (then whatever file)

onebuck · 06-02-2009, 08:09 AM

Hi,

You should take a look at the 'Linux Editor' section of 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

chrism01 · 06-02-2009, 06:36 PM

For vi/vim, you only need

esc

:x

that's it

jamescondron · 06-02-2009, 06:39 PM

Real programmers use emacs

paul81 · 06-03-2009, 06:19 AM

My compliments for using vi

It's a very good text editor, but it's very hard to learn. The advantage of vi above all the other editors, is that you'll find this text editor on every other linux and unix system you'll find. That's my reason for mastering the arts of vi

Try using the vi cheatsheet found here: http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html