/OUTPUT=output-file /NOOUTPUT Determines whether EDT creates an output file at the end of your editing session. The default file specification for both the input file and the output file is the same. Use the /OUTPUT qualifier to give the output file a different file specification from the input file. The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named MEMO.DAT and gives the resulting output file the name OUTMEM.DAT: $ EDIT/OUTPUT=OUTMEM.DAT MEMO.DAT You can include directory information as part of your output file specification to send output to another directory as follows: $ EDIT/OUTPUT=[BARRETT.MAIL]MEMO.DAT MEMO.DAT The /NOOUTPUT qualifier suppresses the creation of an output file, but not the creation of a journal. If you decide that you do not want an output file, you can use the /NOOUTPUT qualifier as follows: $ EDIT/NOOUTPUT MEMO.DAT A system interruption does not prevent you from re-creating your editing session because a journal is still being maintained. To save your editing session, even when you specify /NOOUTPUT, use the line mode command WRITE to put the text in an external file before you end the session. No wildcard characters are allowed in the file specification.