Siri Amrit Kaur wrote: > On Sunday 26 September 2004 09:01 am, Michael Sammartano wrote: > >>What text editor are you using? In vi you need to type i or a to add or >>delete anything. Then to save you press the escape key then type :wq to >>save or if you are not the owner of the file type :wq! > > > I was specifically asking about jpico, which was recommended as being easier > than Vi. I can't figure out how to place a # in jpico, and can't find any > help files in it. I know how to do the "i" for "insert", and "Esc" and :wq in > Vi. That's basically ALL I know of Vi :-/ > > Siri Amrit > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > I just did a google search on "vi editor command list" and found some very good references. If you're interested in learning more about using vi, jump on in. I know that vi has a bit of a learning curve, but if you expect to do much from the command line, knowing how to use vi nearly indispensable (imho). -- -Eric 'shubes' "There is no such thing as the People; it is a collectivist myth. There are only individual citizens with individual wills and individual purposes." -William E. Simon (1927-2000), Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977) "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237 **************************************************** This message has been scanned using Contraxx Technology Group mail server v2.3 and is virus free. **************************************************** --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss