How to edit/change IP information in the terminal?
 

I don't know linux command prompt very well. I need to be able to change/edit the ethernet card information in the terminals ome how. If I just knew the commnad....

for non-permanent changes you can use 'ifconfig'.
routes may be affected.

The ifconfig command can help you. It has quite a lot of options, so to find out how to use it, read the manual by entering "man ifconfig" in the command line (or on google).

I sure want to learn the terminal it reminds me of the DOS days. I want to change the eth0 permanetly.

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifgfc-eth0

The above, assumes that you have knowledge of using Vi to edit text files.

Most distros have apps which can help you change network settings using a terminal or GUI app. If your distro dos not provide a text or GUI based app to change network settings, you can edit the networking scripts by yourself. The exact name and location of the scripts vries between distros and since you have not mentioned which distro you are using we can't give you accurate details.

It is
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

If your distro is SuSE linux, the ifcfg-<dev> scripts are located in /etc/sysconfig/network/. Other distro's have a script with ifconfig or ip commands which set many options directly. Like Reddazz said, you should post which distro you are using, or better yet, put it in your profile.

Oops... typo, my bad.