WELCOME to Free Self Help Quick Facts No Nonsense FREE Computer Answers from people just like you, in plain English Search Site EDIT 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.