RE: Editing a file in linux

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

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