MX on Linux: Difference between revisions

There are various text editors available on a Pi, '''nano''' is a simple one. You follow the instruction with a filename (it might include a path) and there are examples later in this article, but one you might want to use is <tt>sudo nano /var/www/html/index.php</tt>.  After you have made an alteration to the current contents of the file, various options are shown at the bottom. One is '''^X''' which means if you press the control key down and type X you get the exit dialogue. First it asks whether you want to save the edited file (type '''Y'''), although the Y carries on, any other key stroke cancels without saving. Next it shows the current file name, if you press '''Enter''' then that file will be overwritten. Look out for any error message here, you might not have write permissions on an existing file. If you change the file name shown than it can save as another file, but you will be asked if the new name is correct (again type '''Y''' to continue saving).