Re: README files

[Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao <marcelpaulo+l@gmail.com>]

Ed Paris wrote on Dec, 18:

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> I want to read the README.Debian.gz file.  I have tried to use vi and nano
> and all I get is gibberish.  How should I access this file in English?

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Why don't you try vim ? It comes out-of-the-box with a plugin that 
decompresses gzipped files on the fly.

Or set in your .bashrc:

eval $(lesspipe)

and you'll be able to read your gzipped files with:

less <file>

Hope this solves your problem
Paulo