Editing Text

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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/file
or
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<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

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).