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indigo:
Hey.. I was running every thing. fine.. untill i had formatted one of my linux drive with reiserfs .. but i forgot to change the entries in fstab.
So now system refuses to boot..
can any one tell me how I can change the lines in fstab using command line..
or using vi editor.
i can open that file. vi /etc/fstab but unable to edit or save as i m not familier with command line editing in linux..
simply I wanna know that how can i edit a file in command line??
help is appreciated..
Ricky:
to edit your fstab u can start linux recovery and ...
on the command line..
--- Code: ---vi /etc/fstab
--- End code ---
it will start fstab.
Now press insert button so that u can do modifications in fstab.
Now at command prompt..
--- Code: ---:save fstab
--- End code ---
Is that wht u want?
neo:
use ur cd to linux rescue or use ur bootloader to go into the shell
if u use the cdrom type the command
--- Code: --- chroot /mnt/sysimage
--- End code ---
now u may do comand line editing by using vi or emacs as the case may be ur file is in /etc/fstab.
dragoncity99:
If u do mean vi then i do like this in Red Hat distro:
1) "Insert" key to enable u to type in the file u wish to edit. Then start typing :)
2) Now, press "Esc" if u finish typing.
3) Type ":" followed by "w" to save. ----> ":w"
4) Press "Esc" again and type ":" followed by "q!" to quit without saving. ----->":q"
OR
Just press "Shift" + "zz" (zz = press "z" twice) to save and quit vi.
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