file editing
 

I have a file that I am trying to edit, but every time I click on it, it disappears. When I refresh the folder view it comes back. This is a configuration file for an application that I need to edit. I have set the permissions to 666. What is happening to the file?

It is trying to execute it.Right click it and open it in a text editor.
also if I remember right you can change the preferences in nautilus to ask what to do when opening a file.

File Editing
 

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, when I right click to get to the editor is when the file disappears. Actually it happens any time I click (left or right) the file. The reason I am having to edit the file is because I think my site got hacked last nite. I thought that might be the reason I cannot edit this file any longer.

Try nano or pico;
nano -w /link/to/file
then ctrl o then enter to save and ctrl x to exit

Thanks, That got me into the file so that I can edit it. I still can't figure out why it suddenly started doing that.

Nautilus can be buggie at times,I use mc (midnight commander) to edit move copy remove etc,I use nautilus to view images,so I can remember what they are before I use them.