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Title: Vi Challenged
Post by: wwtimm on June 18, 2005, 12:06:20 am

Hi, everyone.  To be politically correct I am vi challenged.

I have been trying to edit the /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf file so that I can get my Linksys WFC12 card working in my SL5500.

I input the lines for the card but I can not figure out how to key the ESC command to save and exit vi.  I have tried the Cancel key, the FN + Cancel and what seems like every other key combination.  But I can't seem to get into the command mode to return to the shell prompt.  

Please help those who can not help themselves.

TIA  

Title: Vi Challenged
Post by: lpotter on June 18, 2005, 04:53:30 am

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Hi, everyone.  To be politically correct I am vi challenged.

I have been trying to edit the /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf file so that I can get my Linksys WFC12 card working in my SL5500.

I input the lines for the card but I can not figure out how to key the ESC command to save and exit vi.  I have tried the Cancel key, the FN + Cancel and what seems like every other key combination.  But I can't seem to get into the command mode to return to the shell prompt. 

Please help those who can not help themselves.

TIA 
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Try the big Cancel button and then hit the 'z'

Title: Vi Challenged
Post by: ScottYelich on June 18, 2005, 10:37:58 am

vi likes ESC and :
so that would be CANCEL and Fn-h

ESC : wq !

CANCEL Fn-h wq !

Scott

Title: Vi Challenged
Post by: wwtimm on June 18, 2005, 11:00:25 pm

Thaks for the replies guys, with your help I got it figured out.

I was pressing the Cancel button but I wasn't keying the ":" right after to get it into command mode.  

Much abliged,

wwtimm