/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb EDIT, /EDT, Qualifiers, /JOURNAL  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /JOURNAL[=journal-file]
       /NOJOURNAL

    Determines whether EDT keeps a journal during your editing
    session. A journal contains a record of the keystrokes you enter
    during an editing session. The default file name for the journal
    is the same as the input file name. The default file type is
    JOU. The /JOURNAL qualifier enables you to use a different file
    specification for the journal.

    The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named
    MEMO.DAT and specifies the name SAVE.JOU for the journal:

    $ EDIT/JOURNAL=SAVE MEMO.DAT

    If you are editing a file from another directory and want the
    journal to be located in that directory, you must use the
    /JOURNAL qualifier with a file specification that includes the
    directory name. Otherwise, EDT creates the journal in the default
    directory.

    The directory that is to contain the journal should not be write-
    protected.

    To prevent EDT from keeping a record of your editing session, use
    the /NOJOURNAL qualifier in the EDT command line as follows:

    $ EDIT/NOJOURNAL MEMO.DAT

    Once you have created a journal, enter the EDT/RECOVER command to
    execute the commands in the journal. No wildcard characters are
    allowed in the file specification.