tang_tito Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 first of all sorry because I don't know where do post this kind of questions, that's why I decided to put it here mods feel free to change it to the correct forum ok, the question is my teacher decided to put a homework in Unix I don't have any clue about Unix, nothing, 0, and now I don't know how to open it he says that I should type ls ~shann/930607 and this is where the file is then cvi ex10.txt but when I type this in, a blank page comes out can someone give me a hand please? i don't know what to do thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokhra Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 type this: vi ~shann/930607/ex10.txt That should open the file so you can read it. Or you can do: cd ~shann/930607 vi ex10.txt As long as you have permission to enter that folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 :huh: It it a text file ? Are you using a Windows PC somewhere ? Notepad should be able to open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang_tito Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 :huh: It it a text file ? Are you using a Windows PC somewhere ? Notepad should be able to open it. yes, it is a text file yes I use a Windows PC how do i open it with notepad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang_tito Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 type this:vi ~shann/930607/ex10.txt That should open the file so you can read it. Or you can do: cd ~shann/930607 vi ex10.txt As long as you have permission to enter that folder. tried this and it only comes three lines with a bunch of un-understandable things numbers and letters any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJAJ Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Try: cd ~shann/930607 pico ex10.txt Pico and vi are both just text editors. If the file really is a .txt file and it doesn't display properly in pico or vi then there is something wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang_tito Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Try:cd ~shann/930607 pico ex10.txt Pico and vi are both just text editors. If the file really is a .txt file and it doesn't display properly in pico or vi then there is something wrong with it. thanks it works you saved my day :D thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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