[olpc-help] open usb text file w/o .txt extension

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

fciron wrote:
> You can rename the files on your thumbdrive using the Terminal Activity.
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> If you are not familiar with the Linux command Line I would suggest checking the Linux Documentation Project for some introductory info or try typing "mv --help" at the command prompt. 
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> Aw, heck, step by step as close as I can remember
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> Open Terminal Activity (rectangle with a $ sign in it)'
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> Click with the mouse inside the window to get the proper focus.
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> Type 'cd /media'    -- change directory to /media
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> Type 'ls'                -- List files and folders in the current directory, you should  see the name of your thumb drive or sd card in blue
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> Type 'cd yourDrive'     --change directory to your card
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> Type 'ls'      -- so you can see what you're working with, bash is case sensitive
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> Type 'mv oldname newname.txt'    --This will change your file to a .txt file, you can use the same name again if you wish
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Well ... OK ... since you opened up the command line, how do I start
reading a PDF file from the command line? How do I play a .ogg from the
command line? Those are going to be my two main use cases for the next
couple of weeks, so I might as well assign them an alias in ".bashrc".