[OS X TeX] Error: I can't write on file '(name)'

[Bruno Voisin]

Le 22 mars 07 à 20:55, Alain Schremmer a écrit :

> When I type
> sudo pico /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf
> I get
>   UW PICO(tm) 2.5    File: .../texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf   
> Modified
> in reverse video and, at the bottom, [New File]
> and a list of commands such as ^R read file but when I type ^R and  
> Return nothing happens

Regarding the mention of UW PICO, I think that's because you're on  
Panther, and it must be in Tiger that the University of Washington's  
Pico has been replaced by GNU's nano.

Regarding ^R and the similar ^O ^X etc., ^ here is Unix's traditional  
notation for the control (Ctrl) key. Hence, ^R does not mean pressing  
the circumflex key, then a space, then R, then Return; instead, it  
means Ctrl-R.

Regarding ^R specifically, IIRC Read means opening a file for pico:  
after pressing Ctrl-R a pointer should appear in the reverse video  
area at the bottom of the window, waiting for you to type the  
complete path of the file to open (emacs works similarly IIRC). You  
shouldn't need that command: when pico is launched as "sudo pico /usr/ 
local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf" the file is opened in pico  
already, and all the commands you should need are Ctrl-Y (up one  
screen), Ctrl-V (down one screen), Ctrl-O (save), Ctrl-X (quit).

Bruno


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