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TURK
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:22 am Post subject: anyone know how to use NANO?

I typed #nano -w /etc/fstab GNU nano editor came up now I cant do a single thing! how do I use it?

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zhenlin
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:27 am Post subject:

Help is at the bottom of the screen. "^" means control. ^C will bring up location, ^X exits, etc. On the other hand, it could be that ncurses is screwed up somewhere and has terminated your ability to interact with the terminal. Try to go to another.

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cyrillic
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:29 am Post subject:

Look here : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml

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TURK
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:37 am Post subject:

What a gem! Thanx cyrillic

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jufoa
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:49 am Post subject:

when you are a n00b it's the small things that matter =)

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li1_getoo
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject:

try this : http://www.gnu.org/manual/ ( nano included)

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waxed
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:46 pm Post subject:

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jufoa wrote:

when you are a n00b it's the small things that matter =)

aint that the truth!! do you know how long it took me to figure out what the ^ meant :cry:

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x-wing
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:53 pm Post subject:

believe you me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be worth every kick you gave yourself...and more. _________________ -- The more I learn about Linux, the more amazed I am that its free --

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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:08 pm Post subject:

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x-wing wrote:

believe you me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be worth every kick you gave yourself...and more. :wink:

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I have pretty much got the install memorized up to the bootstrap process.. Im sure ill be back later this week when i cant get kde to work lol

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