subpar

How, by use of a Linux command line, would I be able to either:

1.) Create a file and edit it.

OR

2.) Grant network priviliges from all incoming connections on "anonymous", and deny network privilages.

Chevy

I can help with #1 ...

>vi {filename}

VI is a text editor (THE text editor according to many) ... You may want to google it and brush up on the commands.

#2 sounds like editing the config file for your firewall/iptables

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Skie

For text editing, you can use the following:

Command line:

vi (a bit difficult to learn and may not be suitable for someone new to linux)
nano/pico (an easy to use text editor. Nano is the new name for Pico, so try both names to see which version is installed)

KDE:

kwrite (standard/default text editor for KDE, feature rich and easy to use)

Gnome:

Does anyone else know of a good Gnome based text editor?

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Aeuzent

Well the Gnome text editor is gedit and it's much better than kwrite. But both of those work from the gui not the terminal.

To anwser the first question posted, you can do anything from the terminal (command line) In fact that's all that linux is. guis like KDE and Gnome are just for show. You should learn to do everything from the terminal.

subpar

I am running these commands from a remote Perl script, and cannot recieve output from applications (although I do get 'ls'). Do you have a one-line solution?

batty_professor

Sounds like you may want to install or enable VNC, or Tight VNC on the remote server. These packages are often installed by default for this reason. Then you can run the editing applications on the remote machine, from any location, using the servers IP addr. and a password.

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Squashman

I would go with OpenSSH server.

Aeuzent

Yeah there is no reason for a VNC server. Installing a SSH server will do the job easy.

What distro are you using?

Lectraplayer

I could argue with you there, but I think he's wanting to use neither of the above.

To make & edit files, VI is the thing in my opinion (hit man vi to figure out quite a bit about it, remember that man command! info often gives more information than man does, but not always). As far as changing permissions, I think chmod is what you're looking for. Man it as using it can be a tad funky (you gotta put your permissions in first, then the file). Also, as mentioned, you may want to try Midnight Commander (mc, if available. If not, it should be available in the RPMs or .deb packages, or whatever your flavor of Linux uses. If not availble, hit Freshmeat! )

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