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If you just want to view the content, use "less". You can also use head and tail to view part of the file from the beginning or end. To change a small portion without changing the size (no insertion, deletion) you can use a hex-editor or dd to do it efficiently.
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gconf-editor
gconf-editor(1) User Commands gconf-editor(1)
NAME
gconf-editor - view and edit personal desktop configuration preferences
SYNOPSIS
gconf-editor
DESCRIPTION
The GConf Editor application enables you to view and edit all of your current personal desktop preferences. The GConf Editor window pro-
vides a tree view to navigate through the hierarchy of preferences, an edit pane to make changes to individual preferences, and a descrip-
tion pane to highlight the documentation associated with the currently selected preference.
OPTIONS
None.
OPERANDS
None.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching GConf Editor
example% gconf-editor
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gconf-editor Executable for GConf Editor.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide for your platform.
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 1 Oct 2003 gconf-editor(1)