The EDIT.EXE file is properly placed in the DOS directory, so why still can't it be used???
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What error appears when you run it?
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It just says it's a bad command.
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I know you have a way to solve it 
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That's probably because the PATH wasn't set to the DOS path.
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Heh, I still don't understand what PATH is for. Could you explain it in detail? Thank you.
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Add this line in autoexec.bat:
path=%PATH%;c:\dos
%PATH% refers to the original path, so the newly added path won't overwrite the original one.
path=%PATH%;c:\dos
%PATH% refers to the original path, so the newly added path won't overwrite the original one.
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Or try typing C:\DOS\EDIT at the command line.
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Thanks to both of you, the problem is solved.
What other uses does PATH have?
What other uses does PATH have?
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PATH is generally used like this. For example, PATH C:\DOS;D:\DOS sets C:\DOS and D:\DOS as the two search paths.
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So after this statement is added, whenever a command is executed, the system will search the set paths to see whether they contain that command file; if not it skips it, and if yes it executes it??
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Exactly.
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I've seen other people type PATH directly at the command line without modifying AUTOEXEC.BAT. What's the idea behind that?
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AUTOEXEC.BAT is a batch file, that is, a collection of command-line commands, so of course you can also enter PATH directly at the command line. But note that MS-DOS 6.22 does not support entering %PATH% directly at the command line, while MS-DOS 7.10 does support it (after all, it's a newer version!).
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If you enter it at the command line, then after the system restarts wouldn't the previous action become ineffective?
And as that gentleman just said, if you don't add %PATH% it will overwrite what was there before, so if you just use PATH directly
wouldn't that overwrite some commands?
And as that gentleman just said, if you don't add %PATH% it will overwrite what was there before, so if you just use PATH directly
wouldn't that overwrite some commands?
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