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# You will be prompted to modify your file: type the letter '''y''' for yes.<br><br>
# The name of the file will be displayed: press <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ENTER</span>.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' This prompt for file name allows you to change the name of the file if you wish. By pressing ENTER, it will accept the default filename.<br><br>
# Refer to the table below for a list of the most common editing commands:<br><br><table cellpadding="5"><tr><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Directory Pathname</th><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Purpose</th></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><k>'''</td><td>Cut line</td></tr><tr><td><td>'''<ctrl><u>'''</td><td><alt><M><^></td><td>Copy Line</td></tr><tr><td>Paste Cut/Copied Text</td></tr><tr><td>'''/home/username'''</td><td>A Particular User's Home DirectoryCopy Line</td></tr><tr><td>'''/bin<ctrl><u>'''</td><td>Common system binaries (commands) <Paste Cut/td></tr><tr><td>'''/usr/bin'''</td><td>Common utilities (commands) for users. </td></tr><tr><td>'''/usr/sbin'''</td><td>Common utilities for system administration </td></tr><tr><td>'''/etc'''</td><td>System administration files (eg. passwd)</td></tr><tr><td>'''/var'''</td><td>Dynamic files (log and mail files)</td></tr><tr><td>'''/tmp , /var/tmp'''</td><td>Temporary files for programs</td></tr><tr><td>'''/dev'''</td><td>Device driver files (terminals, printers, etc.)Copied Text
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