i hav fedora 7,in vi editor i am not able to save and quit files?

Question

it gives error ssaying cant open this file for writing.........perl,html etc i'm not able to execute...in fact first point is cant save only..........plzzzzzz help

Answer 1

When using vi or emacs you have to open the file for writing with a command extension (usually -w or something like that) otherwise it's a read only copy of the file. Do a man vi from a command line to find out about opening the file for writing.

Answer 2

Check your permissions. You need write access. Possibley one of two things is happening.



1. You are the owner and it is a read only file.

2. Your are not the owner and you don't have write access.



With the command : ls -l

check your access : rwxrwxrwx



The first group is owner, second is for group, and the third group is all else.



If it is not set correctly use : chmod

to change access (if you are owner), if not, have the owner change it so you can access it in write mode.

Answer 3

Dude, let me tell u whenu get that error juz give this



!wq;



Everything will go proper.

Answer 4

Also, check to make sure your disk is not full



df -k