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Common Editing Commands
.profile uli101.txt
<blockquote>In the file listing shown above
* <tt>pwd</tt> displays the present working directory. This command is used to display where on in the Linux
* <tt>ls -A</tt> displays 'almost' all files, that is all hidden files like <tt>.profile</tt> except the first two
items <tt>.</tt> and <tt>..</tt>. This means <tt>.</tt> and <tt>..</tt> are never shown within the <tt>ls -A</tt> output listing.<blockquote>
=== Why hide files? ===
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<blockquotestyle="color: lightgrey; border: solid thin gray;">Editing commands can be preceded with a number, for example:- 3x = delete the next three characters- 2u = undo the last two edits- 12dd = delete 12 lines</blockquote> <div style="background-color: cyan; border-style: dashed;">Editing commands can be preceded with a number, for example:- 3x = delete the next three characters- 2u = undo the last two edits- 12dd = delete 12 lines</div>
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