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MS-DOS User's Reference
(Q)uit
Quitting Edlin
Quit
Purpose:
Quits
the
editing session, does
not
save any editing changes, and
exits
to
the
MS·DOS
operating system.
Syntax:
q
Comments:
This command is useful
if
you
don't
want
to
make any changes L
to
a me.
If
you use
the
Q
(quit)
command,
edlin
prompts you
to
make
sure
you
don't
want
to
save
the
changes.
If
you do
want
to
save
your
changes, you should refer
to
the
E
(end)
command
.-
for
more
information. L
If
you
want
to
quit
the
editing session, type Y (for Yes) when
prompted; remember, though, that edlin will
not
save your edit·
.-
ing changes and will
not
create a backup
(.bak)
me. Refer
to
the L
E
command
in this chapter for information about
the
.bak me.
If
you want
to
continue
the
editing session, type N
(for
No). . L
Warning
When you exit
edlin,
it erases any previous copy
of
the
me
that has a .
bak
extension.
If
you reply Y
to
the
"Abort edit L
(YIN)?" message, edlin deletes your previous backup copy.
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The following example shows
how
to
quit
edlin
without
saving
your changes. First,
to
get
the
"Abort edit (YIN)?" message, type q.
Then,
when
the
message appears, type
Yand
press
RETURN.
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