RE: Editing a file in linux

I suggest RTFM - you have to get to the man pages, as the help text is called
in tne various *ix OS's. on a command line in Linux just type man vi to get the
help for that command/utility.

I recommend getting into an X Windows session and use one of the more graphical
editors. You might need a VNC client - I am told realVNC is good. I forget what
I used to use. The VNC server has to have been started in Linux. There you have
several options, and if you really want a good time, try emacs.

Finding the docs can be a bit daunting in the *ix world, but the info is out
there. There might even be stuff in InfoCenter!!

HTH
Vern


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hqlinux:/etc # echo $EDITOR

hqlinux:/etc # apropos editor
pdisk (8) - Apple partition table editor for Linux
ex (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vi (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
rvim (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
ex (1p) - text editor
ed (1) - text editor
vi (1p) - screen-oriented (visual) display editor
psed (1) - a stream editor
s2p (1) - a stream editor
sed (1p) - stream editor
rview (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
jfs_debugfs (8) - shell-type JFS file system editor
gvim (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
rgvim (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
red (1) - text editor
joe (1) - Joe's Own Editor
rjoe (1) - Joe's Own Editor
jpico (1) - Joe's Own Editor
zshzle (1) - zsh command line editor
rgview (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vim (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
view (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
gview (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
jstar (1) - Joe's Own Editor
jmacs (1) - Joe's Own Editor
atobm (1x) - bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X
Window System
FvwmConsoleC.pl (1) - Command editor for FVWM command input interface
editres (1x) - a dynamic resource editor for X Toolkit
applications
bitmap (1x) - bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X
Window System
bmtoa (1x) - bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X
Window System
xedit (1x) - simple text editor for X
hqlinux:/etc #

Ok, I tried a few, like ed and sed. They looked like they weren't doing
anything. Could be because of the way I shut down my session to get out
of the editor (stupid user mistake, I know). So I tried vi. That let me
know that I was a stupid user and how to recover. I was able to get it
done using that editor and a link to a site (thanks for the google tip.
First hit worked fine.)

Now I am going to go home promptly at 5, drink, and work with heavy
equipment. And if I get that job done, discharge and clean my
muzzleloader.

Rob Berendt
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Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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Rob Berendt wrote on 03/05/2007 14:52:19:

Heck I don't know what editor I am using. Just whatever pops up when

you

type the command
edit
in when you are at a suse command line.

Try typing 'echo $EDITOR' at the command line - this will let you know
what the EDITOR environment variable holds. I think that might tell you
the default editor.

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