How to view or open an existing shell script in unix? After viewing the contents how to close the file without modifying its content. Is there a way to view the file in notepad?

CodePudding user response：

To open the file

Use vi: vi script.sh

• Quit without saving: Escape -> Type :q -> Enter
• Save and quit: Escape -> Type :wq -> Enter

To view the content without opening

Use cat: cat script.sh

CodePudding user response：

To view the content of the script file:

cat your_script_file.bash

To open it in a text editor, it depends on your distribution but it could be: mousepad, gedit, kedit, etc. for the graphical editor, or vi, emacs, nano etc. for the CLI text editors.