How to edit file inside ssh in linus

[chuck]

Hello, I forgot the command to open file inside linux ssh to edit server like change slot instead going to ftp! Can anyone tell me the command. Thanks

[realchamp]

Code:

nano filename

[Arjen]

or

Code:

vi filename

[BehaartesEtwas]

Arjen, vi might be a bit too advanced for someone asking this question ;-) (Even I only remember, how to exit that thing :-D)

[Arjen]

Code:

esc :wq!

;-)

[BehaartesEtwas]

I prefer "esc :q!" to make sure I don't accidentally ruined my file if I executed some other commands unintentionally ;-) and then I usually start nano xD

[Arjen]

When you don't want to edit a file you can use cat filename or more filename

[BehaartesEtwas]

I know... Just, when I started with Linux, I was used to type "edit" for editing files (was coming from DOS). My first Linux distribution had an alias for vi called edit, so I quite often started accidentally vi ;-) And as a newcomer to Linux, vi is not the best choice for an editor...

[Dragineez]

vi, ya either love it or ya hate it. I've been using vim, which is ~marginally~ more friendly. But perhaps I'll try sudo apt-get install nano.

[realchamp]

Get WinSCP and configurate it to use Notepad++.

[BehaartesEtwas]

that's not always an option... e.g. I usually deny root login via ssh for security reasons, so WinSCP cannot access system files... and also, I am running most of the time on Linux, so I have no WinSCP