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Hi all, I wanted to edit the .bash_profile, but in the middle vi got freeze and I have to close it. Now I cannot open the .bash_profile, and could not ...
  1. 12-24-2008 #1
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    how to restore the .bash_profile

    Hi all,

    I wanted to edit the .bash_profile, but in the middle vi got freeze and I have to close it. Now I cannot open the .bash_profile, and could not find the /home/.bash_profile.
    But home/.bash_profile-old is there, so how can I restore the .bash_profile from the .bash_profile-old?

    Thanks in advance,
    fish
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    If you want .bash_profile to be an exact copy of .bash_profile-old, then you can simply copy it.
    Code:
    cp .bash_profile-old .bash_profile
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  3. 12-24-2008 #3
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    Thanks smolly. It helps


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