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davidrinnan on 03/18/10


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Edit system files with vi in terminal

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  1. sudo vi filename
  2.  
  3. to edit:
  4. :a 
  5.  
  6. to leave edit/insert mode
  7. ESC 
  8.  
  9. to save on the same file name:
  10. :w 
  11.  
  12. to quit:
  13. :quit or :quit!

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