EDLIN Saves a Backup File when editing; EDIT Does Not (74296)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q74296 SUMMARY
The MS-DOS EDIT command does not save a backup file the way the MS-DOS
EDLIN command does.
Information about EDIT applies to Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0.
Information about EDLIN applies to Microsoft MS-DOS versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2,
3.21, 3.22, 3.3, 3.30a, 4.0, 4.01, and 5.0.
MORE INFORMATION
EDIT is an external DOS command that can start the MS-DOS Editor (a
full-screen text editor), but EDIT does not create a backup file with
a .BAK extension the way EDLIN does, even if changes are made.
EDLIN is an external DOS command as well. However, EDLIN is a line-
oriented text editor; when you end your editing session with the "E"
command, EDLIN will give the changed file the same name as the
original and rename the original file with a .BAK extension. If you
end the editing session with the "Q" command, however, your original
file will remain unchanged.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB74296 |
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