How do I open a file like resolve.conf to edit it

[travistee]

I know this is really basic, but I haven't had to use telnet or ssh for a while.

How do I open a file like resolve.conf to edit it.

I know how to get to the directory.

Thanks

 

[Infopro]

edit file in SSH. That should help.

 

[travistee]

Like I said, I haven't used SSH for a while.

What is the command to open the file for editing in SSH.

Thanks

 

[sawbuck]

pico, nano or vi will do it.

 

[OCX]

Like I said, I haven't used SSH for a while.

What is the command to open the file for editing in SSH.

Thanks

pico /pathtofile/filename
nano /pathtofile/filename

so if i want to edit the httpd.conf
i could do it 2 ways

cd /usr/local/apache/httpd/conf
then
pico httpd.conf
or
nano httpd.conf

or the LONG way..
pico /usr/local/apache/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

then after i get done editng.
CTRL+X
Y



you get the picture

OCX