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Old 09-07-2013, 09:28 PM   #1
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Angry "$ vi /.profile" not working properly

  1. I hope that that this is the correct forum.
  2. I've described the problem at my blog.
  3. If this isn't the correct way to pose questions, then I apologize.
 
Old 09-07-2013, 09:45 PM   #2
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You're trying to access the .profile file in your root directory (/). That's not where it resides. .profile is under your own home directory, so use:
Code:
vi ~/.profile
where ~ signifies your own home directory. You can also just use:
Code:
vi .profile
since you're already in your home directory.
Last edited by alienDog; 09-07-2013 at 09:49 PM.
 
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