Console editor in (O)Sol

Alexvader · 01-29-2010, 02:45 PM

Hi

When I am in runlevel 3 ( Console ), in Solaris which command do I type in bash to start a text editor...?

There is no nano, pico or ee ( from *BSD)

What is there in Solaris to allow me to make a quick fix or edit in a system configuration script...?

BRGDS

Alex

AlucardZero · 01-29-2010, 03:00 PM

vi

google "vi quickstart" if you haven't seen vi before

Alexvader · 01-29-2010, 03:11 PM

Thanks AlucardZero

BRGDS

Alex

jlliagre · 01-29-2010, 04:43 PM

By the way, Solaris doesn't use runlevel that much, and in any case not the way you expect it to do.

There is no run level 4 defined. Having the graphic environment started is a configuration property, not a run level.

jlliagre · 01-29-2010, 04:43 PM

By the way, Solaris doesn't use runlevel that much, and in any case not the way you expect it to do.

There is no run level 4 defined. Having the graphic environment started is a configuration property, not a run level.

Alexvader · 01-29-2010, 05:32 PM

Hi Jlliagre

Thx for the answer...

I guess being a slacker grants me no useable knowledge about (O)Sol...

... what the heck... I'm here to learn... so let's work... !

BRGDS

Alex

knudfl · 01-29-2010, 05:35 PM

Please click a text file and watch ' Gedit ' open.
( The command is 'gedit' ) Is in the Menu too.

' vi ' and nano are also installed by default.

( Got a new install of 2009.6 up 2 days ago. )

.....

Alexvader · 01-29-2010, 05:38 PM

Hi Knudfl

Thkx for yr answer...

I guess ee is a BSDish thing so...

BRGDS

Alex

jlliagre · 01-29-2010, 06:11 PM

ee isn't BSD specific: http://mahon.cwx.net/

Compiling it on Solaris is probably straightforward.