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MS DOS Command: EDIT.COM
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MS DOS Command: EDIT.COM

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

Starts MS-DOS Editor, a text editor you can use to create and edit ASCII text files.

MS-DOS Editor is a full-screen editor that allows you to create, edit, save, and print ASCII text files. Using MS-DOS Editor, you can choose commands from menus and specify information and preferences in dialog boxes. MS-DOS Editor includes extensive online Help about MS-DOS Editor techniques and commands.

Syntax

EDIT [[drive:][path]filename] [/B] [/G] [/H] [/NOHI]

Parameters

[drive:][path]filename

Specifies the location and name of an ASCII text file. If the file does not exist, MS-DOS Editor creates it. If the file exists, MS-DOS Editor opens it and displays its contents on the screen.

Switches

/B	Displays MS-DOS Editor in black and white. Use this option if MS-DOS Editor isn't displayed correctly on a monochrome monitor.
/G	Uses the fastest screen updating for a CGA monitor.
/H	Displays the maximum number of lines possible for the monitor you are using.
/NOHI	Enables you to use 8-color monitors with MS-DOS Editor. Usually, MS-DOS uses 16 colors.

CAUTION: MS-DOS Editor does not work if the file QBASIC.EXE is not in the current directory or in the search path or in the same directory as the file EDIT.COM. If you delete QBASIC.EXE to save space on your hard disk, you cannot use MS-DOS Editor.

Remarks

Some monitors may not support the display of shortcut keys by default. If your monitor does not display shortcut keys, use the /B switch (for CGA monitors) and the /NOHI switch (for systems that do not support bold characters).

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ID: 110700173 Last Updated: 7/26/2011 Revision: 0

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