et wrote: >I know I am strange, but I like and always install "jed" for newbies, or >folks that might have used "edit" in dos > > > >On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:11 am, you wrote: > >>Thanks Howard >> >>At last someone with sense. >>I have found the shell (that's the console thing, right?) >>But when I type in pico and all that stuff it says command not found. >>I tried nano but it's too complicated, I don't know what it all means. >> >>Nick >> >>From: "Howard Stredwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: RE: [newbie] Manually editing a file >>>Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:19:59 +0100 >>> >>>>OK guys and gals get this straight, no flaming please because I am a >>>> >>>user >>> >>>>not a computer fan. >>>>I am a complete newbie and to connect to the dreaded British Telecom >>>>Openworld I have been told I need to edit /etc/ppp/peers/adsl >>>>Right. >>>>I've found it. >>>>How do I edit it? >>>> >>>There are loads of Linux editors; Gurus will be using VI or EMACS, >>>newbies like you and me will be using Pico. From the shell: >>> >>>pico /etc/ppp/peers/adsl >>> >>>make your changes then hit ctrl-x , answer "y" , hit return. >>> >>>Hope that helps >>> >>>Howard >>> >>> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >>> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > And there is joe, which can be like Wordstar or jed or ....
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