From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 3 18:32:51 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.avatar.com (ns1.avatar.com [199.33.206.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75CF637B409 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 18:32:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tomcat (tomcat.avatar.com [199.33.206.20]) by ns1.avatar.com (8.12.0.Beta8/8.12.0.Beta8) with SMTP id f841TYUM028796; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 18:29:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kory Hamzeh" To: , Subject: RE: FreeBSD System Configuration Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 18:32:11 -0700 Message-ID: <00a001c134e1$6b54f3a0$14ce21c7@avatar.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C134A6.BEF61BA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 In-Reply-To: <000001c13418$2a6053e0$0301a8c0@mshome.net> Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C134A6.BEF61BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What editor did you use? If it was vi, it is a little quirky. Goto a line BEFORE were you want to insert your text, then hit "A". This will put you at the end of the current line in insert mode. Hit return and type in the text that you want. Then hit escape to go back into command mode. Then type ":wq", to write the file and quite. While you are in command mode, you can use "x" to delete text, "dd" to delete a line. Typing "i" in command mode puts you in edit mode. Anything you type will start at the current cursor position. If you didn't use vi, then I just wasted everyone's time. :-) Good luck, Kory -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Michael Schatte Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 1:53 PM To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FreeBSD System Configuration I followed the steps of configuring the network. And when I got to where I had to edit the file /etc/rc.conf. I put the command in and nothing showed up in the editor. What should I do? ************************************* Michael Schatte Email: Mike_2006@msn.com ICQ #: 109649688 Zone Nick: IcE_MaN980 ************************************* ------=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C134A6.BEF61BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

What=20 editor did you use? If it was vi, it is a little quirky. Goto a line = BEFORE were=20 you want to insert your text, then hit "A". This will put you at = the end of=20 the current line in insert mode. Hit return and type in the text that = you want.=20 Then hit escape to go back into command mode. Then type ":wq", to write = the file=20 and quite.

While=20 you are in command mode, you can use "x" to delete text, "dd" to delete = a line.=20 Typing "i" in command mode puts you in edit mode. Anything you type will = start=20 at the current cursor position.

If you=20 didn't use vi, then I just wasted everyone's time. = :-)

Good=20 luck,

Kory

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From:=20 owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of = Michael=20 Schatte
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 1:53 = PM
To:=20 questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: FreeBSD System=20 Configuration

I = followed the=20 steps of configuring the network. And when I got to where I had to = edit the=20 file /etc/rc.conf. I = put the=20 command in and nothing showed up in the editor. What should I=20 do?

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Michael=20 = Schatte =

Email: Mike_2006@msn.com

ICQ #:=20 = 109649688 &nbs= p; =20

Zone Nick: = IcE_MaN980

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