how do i edit a file

andym · 04-15-2003, 05:16 PM

hello,

i need to edit my XF86Config file (see last my last post for why!) i am in the console that i got to by control/alt/F1 and logged in as root, i found the xfconfig file in the etc/x11/ directory. But how do i edit it??????? i am using Redhat 9, and i dont seem to be able to find a text editor (i found piconv????? is that one - but i cant work that out either!) PLEASE HELP ME!

thanks

andy

acid_kewpie · 04-15-2003, 05:19 PM

pico
nano
vi
emacs

try those, probably in that order pico / nano are very very obvious and logical, vi and emacs are not (but more likely to be one your system)

yowwww · 04-15-2003, 05:30 PM

red hat 9 does not come with pico - which really sucks cause pico is the best text editor IMHO.

you can use Vi (I hate Vi though), but it is included on rh 9

jailbait · 04-15-2003, 07:53 PM

The editor that I prefer to use at the bash prompt is mp

http://www.triptico.com/software/mp.html

nakkaya · 04-15-2003, 08:23 PM

if you have midnight commander installed it has a editor open it find the file press f4 it will open its text editor.

embsupafly · 04-16-2003, 10:48 AM

Use vi.

At a terminal prompt, type vi "filename"

Once in vi, press the "insert" button, edit your text, when you are finished, you can save and exit or just exit without saving. To save type: ":" then "wq". If you want to exit without saving, type ":" and then "q!"

Hope this helps

andym · 04-16-2003, 11:09 AM

excellent! thanks, it all works now, i can see my screen again!

andy