Re: A really "NEWBIE" question regarding editing files

[Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat]

No need to get scared so soon.

You have to use an editor. There is vi, joe, eamcs and lots of others.
Whatever editor you use type something like this:

        cd /etc
        joe lilo.conf

Replace joe with another editor name if you don't like it. Joe is a bit
easier to use for someone coming from DOS/WIN world. After you enter into
joe, type Ctrl-K H. You will see a help for commonly used keys.

If you want to use vi/emacs, be sure to read an introductory article on
them beforehand. You will be quite clueless otherwise.


Bye.


On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:00:04 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: A really "NEWBIE" question regarding editing files
> 
>       I have tied about 50 times to edit my lilo.conf file, and I'll be 
> damned if I can figure it out.  I have read man pages, how-to's and 
> 5 different books!  For a "NEWBIE" that is used to MS Word 97 
> and its' ease of use, how in the hell do I edit this file??!!  One book 
> (Red Hat Linux Unleashed) says'"make sure you're logged in as 
> root and load the file into your favorite editor."  Not very informative 
> for a beginner.  Do I need to open a text editor(Joe, vi, emacs, etc) 
> with lilo.conf in the command line and rewrite the whole file from a 
> blank screen, or is there a way to see the file as I'm editing it?  I 
> hope my meaning is clear.  I am a real newbie.  I can't even open 
> the file by logging in as root and typing the path and file name!  
> Shouldn't I be able to do that?  By the way, I know less about 
> emacs now than when I started:)
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