> Detailed instructions on how to start a command line editor for this > file would be appreciated as well as how to save and exit from it. I prefer the emacs editor myself. Normally it requires a X server, but it can be started in console mode with the -nw switch so, I would do $ emacs -nw xorg.conf edit the file to save control-x control-s to exit control-x control-c Chris p.s. beware - the backspace key sometimes deletes the 'wrong' way in -nw mode...
