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Who do I get back to normal command line when I type cat I can not run other commands help me, to get back to normal

Asked by sukamanga

Help me, I am just new here I typed cat in terminal but I can not get back to normal command help me, to get back to normal and command other commands

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Vu Do Quynh (vu-do-quynh) said : 		#1

Hi,

Usually you do something like:

cat filename

to view the content of filename

If you type

cat

it will wait...

To get back to the shell prompt : just press CTRL+C

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

New to Ubuntu: read the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.
The online help https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/index.html

Relax and fun:
http://planet.ubuntu.com/ and Full Circle Magazine http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

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sukamanga (sukasdavid) said : 		#3

Thanks Vu Do Quynh, that solved my question.

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sukamanga (sukasdavid) said : 		#4

Who do I configure the server when I type su it gives me, password and when I enter administrator's password it sends a fail messages help me

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

use:

sudo -i

instead of su

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#6

Reference.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommandlineHowto
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/basic-commands/C/

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