How to Use Gedit in OpenSolaris

OpenSolaris is a Unix-based operating system. Gedit is a Unix/Linux-based open source text editor that is invoked from the Unix or Linux command prompt. Gedit is the text editor installed with the GNOME desktop environment. The OpenSolaris system needs to have the GNOME desktop environment installed in order to utilize the Gedit text editor. Versions of Gedit are also available for Windows and Mac operating systems.

Things You'll Need

• GNOME desktop environment installed

Instructions

1. Click the "Applications" option on the top taskbar in the GNOME desktop.

2. Click the "Accessories" option, then click "Terminal" to open the command prompt window.

3. Type "gedit" (without quotes) followed by the name of the file to open. For example, if the file name is file.txt and the file is located in the "etc" directory, type "gedit /etc/file.txt."

4. Press "Enter" to execute the command. The file opens in the Gedit text editor.

5. Type your changes to the file, then click "File" from the top navigation bar in Gedit.

6. Click the "Save" option to save the file.

References

• GNOME.org: Gedit