The description below is from the book DOS the Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: External (2.0 and later)
Syntax:
EDIT [d:][path]filename [/B][/G][/H][/NOHI]
Purpose: Starts the MS-DOS editor which is a text editor used to
create
and edit ASCII text files.
Discussion
The MS-DOS Editor is full-screen text editor which includes pull-down
menus
with options for creating, editing, saving, and printing ASCII files. It
includes extensive online Help.
Options
/B Displays the MS-DOS Editor in black and white. This option
should be
used if the Editor isn`t displaying correctly on a monochrome
monitor.
/G - Uses the fastest screen updating for CGA monitors.
/H - Displays the maximum number of lines possible for the monitor you
are
using.
/NOHI - Allows you to use an 8-color monitor with the MS-DOS Editor.
Normally, DOS uses 16 colors.
NOTE:
The MS-DOS editor requires the QBASIC.EXE file to be in the current
directory,
in the search path or in the same directory as the file EDIT.COM.
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