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Using JOE to Edit Files On-Line

After logging into your account on www.rochester.edu, change into the directory where your home page files are stored using the cd dirname command, where dirname is the name of your Web directory.

You can type ls to list all the files and subdirectories in that directory (See the Unix Guide for more commands). When you know the file name of the file you want to change, and you are in the right directory, type joe filename to edit the file.

Quick reference for joe commands

ctrl-k h

Help screen (lists more commands. type ctrl-k h to clear it)

ctrl-k x

Save and exit

ctrl-c

Quit without saving

ctrl-y

Delete the current line

ctrl-a

Go to beginning of current line

ctrl-e

Go to end of current line

ctrl-x

Go to end of next word

ctrl-u

Go up 1/2 page

ctrl-v

Go down 1/2 page

ctrl-k v

Go to end of document

ctrl-k u

Go to top of document

ctrl-k ctrl-f

Find (replace optional)