Microsoft KB Archive/74296

= EDLIN Saves a Backup File when editing; EDIT Does Not =

Article ID: 74296

Article Last Modified on 11/26/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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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 &quot;E&quot; 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 &quot;Q&quot; command, however, your original file will remain unchanged.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.01 5.00

Keywords: KB74296

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