When EDT starts up, it reads the installation default startup command file. The name of the file is always EDTSYS. The default name varies depending on the system, as follows: Default Name ----------------- VAX/VMS SYS$LIBRARY:.EDT RSX-11M & M-PLUS LB:[1,2].EDT RSTS/E LB:.EDT When opening the file, EDT combines the name and the default name together into a complete file specification. On VAX/VMS, therefore, if the logical name EDTSYS is defined, EDT will read from it rather than from SYS$LIBRARY:EDTSYS.EDT. The installation default startup command file should have SET COMMAND EDTINI at its end, so that the user's initialization file will be read after the installation default initialization file. If EDTSYS is not found, EDT will try again using the name EDTINI, so there is no need for an installation-default initialization file that just contains SET COMMAND EDTINI.