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Ubuntu 13.04 Unable creating a file in /var/www

Asked by budi machribie

Hi,

I've installed LAMP in Ubuntu 13.04 and tried to create a file in /var/www by typing "edit <filename.html)" but cannot type anything in the form >>the cursor just keep blinking

Any suggestions

Regards

Budi M

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The folder is root owned. You will need to use sudo (for CLI editors) and gksudo (for graphical editting)

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

On Ubuntu the command "edit" does not open an editor, you have to use gedit instead.

You might try using the command:
gksudo gksudo gedit /var/www/filename.html

If there is no graphical environment available, you could use the nano editor:
sudo nano /var/www/filename.html

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budi machribie (budimr-yahoo) said : 		#3

Dear Manfred & Actionparsnip

It Works

Thanks for your info

One question how do I delete an existing file ...delete won't work :(

Regards

Budi M

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budi machribie (budimr-yahoo) said : 		#4

Manfred & Actionparsnip

I've find the answer

find /var/www/test2.html -delete

Regards

Budi M

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#5

The commands that you have to use at the command prompt in Ubuntu are a bit different from those that you would use on a Windows computer's command line.

Windows copy -> Ubuntu cp
Windows dir -> Ubuntu ls
Windows type -> Ubuntu cat
Windows del -> Ubuntu rm
Windows runas /user=Adminstrator -> Ubuntu sudo
etc. etc. etc.

see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#File_.26_Directory_Commands for the most important ones