03-30-2004
opening a file
im trying to open a file in my bin directory and the farthest i can get is into the folder but not the actual file itself i use text edit as the editor. when i try to open the file it says it doesn't exist here is what i type
cd bin
open cmnds (dir. which it is under)
open test
no such file
am i missing something or is that the farthest i can go to opening a file
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