Re: Need help making a /home partition

Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
> On Sunday 26 September 2004 09:01 am, Michael Sammartano wrote:
>
>>What text editor are you using? In vi you need to type i or a to add or
>>delete anything. Then to save you press the escape key then type :wq to
>>save or if you are not the owner of the file type :wq!
>
>
> I was specifically asking about jpico, which was recommended as being easier
> than Vi. I can't figure out how to place a # in jpico, and can't find any
> help files in it. I know how to do the "i" for "insert", and "Esc" and :wq in
> Vi. That's basically ALL I know of Vi :-/
>
> Siri Amrit
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I just did a google search on "vi editor command list" and found some
very good references. If you're interested in learning more about using
vi, jump on in. I know that vi has a bit of a learning curve, but if you
expect to do much from the command line, knowing how to use vi nearly
indispensable (imho).

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     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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