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« on: March 22, 2004, 04:07:03 AM »

I was made some mistakes in XF86Config and now I can't start graphic mode. How can I edit and save changes from text mode!
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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2004, 04:17:56 PM »

text-editors:
vi
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Search for vi howtos if needed.
Next time, backup.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2004, 01:27:19 AM »

BTw.. you have asked this question in wrong forum >. Plz next time ask in app. forum.
So it is moved ..

For vi..
you can do
To open a file
Code:
vi <filenmae>

Press "insert" and then edit what u want to edit..
Then press "escape"
and then type
Code:
:save <filename>
# now to exit vi
:q
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2004, 05:52:48 AM »

you may also use emacs
 
Code:
emacs <filename>
make the changes use F10, e.
before doing that try to see if you still have the file named XF86Config~ this may be there, backup file created when you had changed the original file....
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2004, 07:51:56 AM »

I did it with "vi"
Thanks!
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