How to edit save a file through Ubuntu Terminal

Question

This is quite a simple question    I just need to open a file  this filename is galfit feedme   I can view the file with view galfit feedme when I m in the directory  but I do not know how to edit this file and then save the edit  How do you do that

User · Answer

Open the file using vi or nano  and then press   i      For save and quit     Enter Esc       and write the following command     wq   without save and quit      q

User · Answer

Normal text editors are nano  or vi   For example   root user   nano galfit feedme   or  root user   vi galfit feedme

User · Answer

Within Nano use Ctrl O to save and Ctrl X to exit if you were wondering

User · Answer

For editing use   vi galfit feedme   if user has file editing permissions   or  sudo vi galfit feedme   if user doesn t have file editing permissions   For inserting   Press i   Do required editing   For exiting   Press Esc       wq   for exiting and saving      q    for exiting without saving

User · Answer

If you are not root user then  use following commands   There are two ways to do it -  1   sudo vi path to file file name      Press Esc and then type below respectively   wq   save and exit  q    exit without saving     sudo nano path to file file name      When using nano   after you finish editing press ctrl x then it will ask save Y N    If you want to save press Y  if not press N   And press enter to exit the editor

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