/L dir Specifies the directory to use to store the archive. The default setting uses the current
directory.
/V[n] Specifies a level of verbosity for the compression messages. The utility accepts any value
between 1 and 3. The default setting is 1, which provides major messages and a completion message.
The second verbosity level provides a list of files in the archive as the utility compresses
them. The third verbosity level includes compression levels and other activities.
Modifying Files with the Edlin Utility
Edlin is a relic from a previous time. It actually predates the PC when it comes to the user interface
because it edits files line by line. Someone who worked with a mainframe in the 1960s would probably
feel right at home using Edlin, but most modern users won??™t. The important things to remember
about Edlin are
? You can find it in every Microsoft operating system and some non-Microsoft operating systems
as well.
? It uses the same interface everywhere you find it.
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? The executable is extremely small and portable at 12 KB.
? It always works.
Figure 14.1 shows an example of how Edlin appears with a file loaded.
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