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[[category: tutorials]] {| align="right" | __TOC__ |} == The [[vim]]-way == <pre>vim /path/to/file</pre> Make the changes with [[vim]]: i: insert mode :w! write file :x! exit vim and save :q! exit vim without saving == The nano-way == <pre>nano /path/to/file</pre> or <pre>nano -w /path/to/file</pre> (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 == <pre>cat > /path/to/file << "EOF" Content of the file with linefeeds. EOF</pre> Writes everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file. Attention: The file is being overwritten. <pre>cat >> /path/to/file << "EOF" Content of the file with linefeeds. EOF</pre> Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it. == The echo-way == <pre>echo "contents" > /path/to/file</pre> Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (no linefeeds possible). Attention: The file is being overwritten. <pre>echo "contents >> /path/to/file</pre> Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it. == The perl-way == <pre>perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' > /path/to/file</pre> Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (\n represents linefeeds). Attention: The file is being overwritten. <pre>perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' >> /path/to/file</pre> Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it (\n represents linefeeds).

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