Putty Commands for editing XML file

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I need to edit a xml file in a server. How can I navigate to the path where the file is present in the server and edit it using putty commands. I am new to unix so if anyone could help me out.

[PuTTY](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html) is just a SSH client. Apart from establishing a connection to the server and moving the data back and forth, there is nothing it can help you with. What you need is a Linux/Unix tutorial. — axiac, Aug 14 '17 at 08:54

Lewis Browne · Answer 1 · 2017-08-14T09:04:18.327

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To move around in linux you need to use the change directory command which is: cd /location/of/directory/. If you then need to edit a file there are a number of editors which you can use. My preference is VIM which can be used by doing the following vi file.xml. Although VIM is not recommended if you are new to unix. Try using nano filename.xml instead if this makes it easier for you.

If you wish to edit a file directly without having to move to it's directory you can just do: nano /path/to/file.xml

edited Aug 14 '17 at 09:04

answered Aug 14 '17 at 08:54

Lewis Browne

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Vim is an inbuilt editor which will be installed on your Unix server (although some people install it on their workstation to use as their text editor). – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 08:56
@harshit-naik this is a trap! Before starting `vi` read this post: https://stackoverflow.com/q/11828270/4265352 :-D – axiac Aug 14 '17 at 08:57
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Hence why i recommended that he used nano instead. – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:00
Ok I will take your suggestion too @axiac.. I have task of editing a xml file in a server. Instead of dragging the file to my desktop each time to edit and to upload it back. I want to figure out a way to edit it inside the server.Can anyone help with this? – Harshit Naik Aug 14 '17 at 09:02
The answer i have provided will allow you to do exactly that. – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:03
Lemme try it out. Will get back to you if I have issues @Lewis Browne – Harshit Naik Aug 14 '17 at 09:05
Okay, best of luck. – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:05
@Lewis Browne can u help with exact commands. I have used the cd command to navigate to the file path.What next? – Harshit Naik Aug 14 '17 at 09:08
You shouldn't need to, once you are in the directory of the file then do: `nano filename.xml`. – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:22
Should be fine with .xsl files. – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:31
I used nano filename.xml I am getting the error nano not found – Harshit Naik Aug 14 '17 at 09:35
Then it's not installed, what operating system is your Unix server? – Lewis Browne Aug 14 '17 at 09:39

Putty Commands for editing XML file

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