User's Manual

Copying Files To A USB Drive
To copy files to an USB drive:
1. Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-12G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
3. At the command prompt, type sudo nautilus, and then press <Enter>.
The Nautilus browser is displayed.
4. Under Places, click File System.
5. In the right pane, navigate to the /tmp/data folder, and locate the file (for example, DSET collection report) you want
to copy.
6. Right-click the file you want to copy, and then select Copy.
7. Under Places, click File System.
8. In the right pane, navigate to the /mnt/disc/ folder, and open the folder that corresponds to the mounted USB drive.
9. Right-click and select Paste.
Starting The Vim Editor
Vim Editor is a text editing tool used to open the .txt files.
To start the vim editor:
1. Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-12G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
3. At the command prompt, type vim file_name, where file_name is the name of the file.
The vim editor is displayed.
4. To insert text, type i.
5. Type the required information.
6. To exit the insert mode, press <Esc>.
7. To save the file, type :wq.
The file is saved in the current folder.
Starting gedit
gedit is a Gui–based text editing tool.
To start gedit:
1. Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 9G-12G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
2. Click Applications → Accessories → gedit Text Editor.
The gedit window is displayed.
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