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Old 05-31-2006, 11:03 AM   #1
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Open .txt file using OpenOffice through terminal


I've created a .txt file using touch johan.txt.
When I run cat johan.txt through terminal, it display the file contents in the terminal.

Is there a command that when I type in the terminal, it will display the contents of the file using OpenOffice or KWord or any text editor?
 
Old 05-31-2006, 11:15 AM   #2
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Well CLI editors will be as simple as
Code:
<editor> file
GUI ones you may be able to get away with the same.

I take it you dont want to have to open the file from inside the program?
 
Old 05-31-2006, 11:15 AM   #3
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just type the command followed by the file name, e.g., kate johan.txt, gedit johan.txt, etc.
 
Old 05-31-2006, 11:18 AM   #4
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You can open it with openoffice (ooffice johan.txt), which will open a separate Open Office Window.

If you want to use a terminal program, you should use vim (type: vi johan.txt) or nano (nano johan.txt). Vim is a very powerful editor, but it takes some time to get used to it. You should definitely google for a quick tutorial if you wnat to use vim. Nano is similar to DOS' edit, and quite intuitively to use
 
  


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