Encoding on terminal to read/write ntfs hard drive help!

I encoded in Terminal the codes that were posted online regarding the enabling of read/write for ntfs hard drive but something went wrong during the process. Would it be possible to undo it? Would there be any code to disable it so I could at least read it? It won't even read my hard drive anymore. I think I have accidentally delete the Volumes part where it was supposed to appear.

Difficult to say without knowing what you did more precisely. Use the terminal history command as follows:
     history > ~/Desktop/MyNightmare.txt
to save what you got up to in a file on your desktop. Copy and paste the lines that will show us what you did. Check for, and redact as necessary, any personal information such as user names, passwords, etc. before posting.
Also, I assume that you tried to edit your /etc/fstab file so please post the results of these terminal commands
     ls -la /etc/fstab
     cat /etc/fstab
too.
C.

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