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Old 06-24-2003, 11:33 AM   #1
Lotmr
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Question Editing a text file in shell


DAMN IT! I edited my xinitrc so it would boot to window maker but window maker gives a "wmaker: error while loading shared libraries: libwraster.20.z: cannot load shared object file: no such file or directory." and X dumps me. Im gona try redhat install disc rescue. But if that doesnt work im going to need to try and edit xinitrc. How do you edit xinitrc in shell?
 
Old 06-24-2003, 11:35 AM   #2
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With vim, nano or pico (or others, but those are probably on your system):
vim /path/to/file

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Old 06-24-2003, 11:35 AM   #3
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use an editor such as pico, nano, emacs or vi.
 
Old 06-24-2003, 11:37 AM   #4
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Is pine installed? It used to be installed by default.

pico -w .xinitrc

If you have . Midnight Commander installed, it has a nice editor. Navigate to the file and press F4


# Redhat links
RedHat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network

# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project

Last edited by fancypiper; 06-24-2003 at 11:38 AM.
 
Old 06-24-2003, 12:00 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally posted by fancypiper
# Redhat links
RedHat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network

# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project
Covering the bases early I see? Do you keep those links hanging around, or do you surf to em as you give answers? Just wondering because they are always good links, but I find sometimes people seem to bypass (or blow them off) them as if they weren't valid or something?



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Old 06-24-2003, 12:12 PM   #6
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I have a text file of "everything I know about Linux" and try to catch new users early with them.

It keeps getting longer and longer and....

I need to break it into subject pages so I can find stuff easier
 
  


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