Save in DOS - help

hallelujah

Hey all,
any of you know how to save a file in DOS? any commands?
Thanks

Hobbes

Bit more explanation?

Do you mean something like.

echo Hello World! > helloworld.txt

?

aidan_walsh

You can redirect output for many programs much like you can in Linux, if thats what you mean.

sh_o

C:\>copy con: temp.txt
this is a test
^Z
1 file(s) copied.

C:\>more temp.txt
this is a test


Is that what you are looking for?

hallelujah

I have a file that I am editing. Its a long story but I want to write a batch file that when run, saves the file I am editing..

realblackstuff

That would only work from within the Editor (just hit File/Save or /Save as..) , because that file is in memory while you work at it!
That batch would only save the status of that file BEFORE you opened it for editing.

aidan_walsh

Well, off the top of my head, I can confidently say that we're going to need to hear that long story if you want help. What kind of an editor comes without a saving option anyway?

monkey tennis

For a start, it might be helpful if you name the editor you're using.

Hobbes

I think if you get some decent editor it will autosave for your.

Try..

notepad+
ultraedit
jext

stevenmu

You don't open a file in DOS, therefore you can't save a file in DOS. DOS is just an operating system that lets you run programs. You open files with a program that runs in the DOS operating system, and you need to use that program to save the file.

monkey tennis

Werl, actually, the program uses DOS to open the file. That's what an operating system is for.

stevenmu

True*, but from the users perspective, and in relation to the OPs query, it's the program that opens/saves files.






*With DOS programs could directly access the hard disks, bypassing DOS and reading/writing files themselves.