Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 21:15:25 -0400 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Needing Help Message-ID: <66A7CA191AE25C235DE51825@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <20110509004555.GG3538@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <C9F6205F-EFEC-484C-B97E-01046AF89502@earthlink.net> <20110509004555.GG3538@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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--As of May 8, 2011 5:45:55 PM -0700, Chip Camden is alleged to have said: > For viewing or editing a file, what you want is a text editor. I use > vim, but it really isn't designed for beginners. Whatever editor you > decide to use, I would advise reading up on it before jumping into text > files. --As for the rest, it is mine. If you are just viewing, I'd use a pager instead. 'less' is my go-to choice, and is fairly intuitive. Note that you cannot *edit* the file in less. You'd have to go to vim or something else to do that. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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