Subj : Re: EDIT text editor
To   : Miles Maxted
From : Greg Easthom
Date : Tue Sep 17 2002 04:08 pm


MM>  JD> Question, and I *think* the answer is no, but here goes -

MM>  JD> re: the DOS "edit" text editor, is there a way to do word-wrap?

MM> Err....  what version EDIT ?

MM> I have dim memories of a set of after-flags that work on some versions  -
MM> might try "EDIT FILENAME.TXT /70", for example...  I've got some old MSDOS
MM> books somewhere that I'll chase up.

Well, that would work, but it would bring the file up in BINARY mode.

Probably wants a prog that auto-wraps if you're madly typing away and
forget to hit Enter now and then. Edit isn't it.

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