Re: [newbie] Command Line

[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer]

On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Neilesh Patel wrote:

> however, once i'm in the /etc folder how do I open and edit inittab? I'm a
> newbie obviously, so I don't know how to edit it and save it and close it.
> What commands do I need to type out?

You'll have to pick an editor - Mandrake comes with several ones.
Since you say you're beginner, I recommend you use joe, pico, or emacs.

> I only have access to the console
> prompt, not the GUI because of some error I'm having right now with the GUI.

Try running Xconfigurator.

LLaP
bero

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