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Old 09-13-2011, 12:23 PM   #1
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Question Hey can somebody tell me how to get into the ~/.bashrc file, forgot...lol


I want to be able to get into the ~/.bashrc file to create some shorthand commands just to play around with it. I forgot what the command is to get into the ~/.bashrc file...lol. I know sounds lame...lol. Thanks guys.
 
Old 09-13-2011, 12:25 PM   #2
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Any text editor.
 
Old 09-13-2011, 12:25 PM   #3
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Code:
vi ~/.bashrc
Kind regards
 
Old 09-13-2011, 01:00 PM   #4
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Or
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nano ~/.bashrc
or
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gedit ~/.bashrc
or any other text editor you have installed and prefer. It's just a text file.
 
Old 09-14-2011, 06:04 PM   #5
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Thanks guys I really appreciate the feedback it works. Everybody is a great help in these Forums...lol.
 
  


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