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== The [[vim]]-way == | == The [[vim]]-way == | ||
<pre>vim /path/to/file</pre> | <pre>vim /path/to/file</pre> | ||
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Content of the | Content of the | ||
file with linefeeds. | file with linefeeds. | ||
| − | EOF<pre> | + | EOF</pre> |
Writes everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file. | Writes everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file. | ||
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EOF</pre> | EOF</pre> | ||
Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it. | Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it. | ||
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== The echo-way == | == The echo-way == | ||
| − | <pre>echo "contents" > /path/to/file<pre> | + | <pre>echo "contents" > /path/to/file</pre> |
Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (no linefeeds possible). | Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (no linefeeds possible). | ||
Attention: The file is being overwritten. | Attention: The file is being overwritten. | ||
| − | <pre>echo "contents >> /path/to/file<pre> | + | <pre>echo "contents >> /path/to/file</pre> |
Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it. | Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, 9 October 2012
The vim-way
vim /path/to/file
Make the changes with vim: i: insert mode
- w! write file
- x! exit vim and save
- q! exit vim without saving
The nano-way
nano /path/to/fileor
nano -w /path/to/file(this will disable automated line-breakes)
Make the changes with nano:
CTRL+O: Write file
CTRL+X: Exit the program (you will be asked if you want to save changes)
CTRL+W: Search for a string
The cat-way
cat > /path/to/file << "EOF" Content of the file with linefeeds. EOF
Writes everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file.
Attention: The file is being overwritten.
cat >> /path/to/file << "EOF" Content of the file with linefeeds. EOF
Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it.
The echo-way
echo "contents" > /path/to/file
Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (no linefeeds possible).
Attention: The file is being overwritten.
echo "contents >> /path/to/file
Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it.
The perl-way
perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' > /path/to/file
Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (\n represents linefeeds).
Attention: The file is being overwritten.
perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' >> /path/to/file
Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it (\n represents linefeeds).
