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Viewing and editing configuration files (view source)
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To open a configuration file with nano simply type nano <filename>. For example, to edit your .profile file you could type: | To open a configuration file with nano simply type nano <filename>. For example, to edit your .profile file you could type: | ||
nano ~/.profile | {{UserCmd|command=nano ~/.profile}} | ||
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The first is to use sudo to run the text editor. For example, to edit your fstab file you could type: | The first is to use sudo to run the text editor. For example, to edit your fstab file you could type: | ||
sudo nano /etc/fstab | {{UserCmd|command=sudo nano /etc/fstab}} | ||
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An alternative, and arguably safer method, would be to save a copy of the file somewhere you can write and then use sudo to move it. For example, if you used nano to edit your fstab and then saved a copy to your home folder, you could then move it to the proper location with sudo: | An alternative, and arguably safer method, would be to save a copy of the file somewhere you can write and then use sudo to move it. For example, if you used nano to edit your fstab and then saved a copy to your home folder, you could then move it to the proper location with sudo: | ||
sudo mv ~/fstab /etc/fstab | {{UserCmd|command=sudo mv ~/fstab /etc/fstab}} | ||
= Desktop Environment = <!--T:13--> | = Desktop Environment = <!--T:13--> | ||