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(E:)nd End
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Ends the editing session.
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The E (end) command saves the edited file on your disk, renames
the original input file filename, bak, and then exits edlin. If you
created the file during the current editing session, edlin does not ^_^i
create a backup (.bak) file.
The E command takes no options. This means that you must
select the drive that you want to save the file on when you start K^^J
edlin; if you don't, edlin saves the file on the disk in the default
drive. However, you can still copy the file to a different drive by
using the ms-dos copy command. l \
Before using the E command to save your file, make sure that the
disk contains enough free space for the entire file. If it doesn't,
edlin may not be able to write the entire file to the disk. The t J
edited file will be lost, even though edlin may have saved part
of it on the disk.
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Ending your editing To end your editing session, type E and then press return. After
session edlin processes the E command, the screen displays the msdos
prompt (for example, A>).
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