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+Builtin Commands
+================
+
+Applications which subclass :class:`cmd2.cmd2.Cmd` inherit a number of commands
+which may be useful to your users.
+
+edit
+----
+
+This command launches an editor program and instructs it to open the given file
+name. Here's an example::
+
+  (Cmd) edit ~/.ssh/config
+
+The program to be launched is determined by the value of the
+:ref:`features/settings:editor` setting.
+
+
+set
+---
+
+A list of all user-settable parameters, with brief comments, is viewable from
+within a running application::
+
+    (Cmd) set --long
+    allow_ansi: Terminal           # Allow ANSI escape sequences in output (valid values: Terminal, Always, Never)
+    continuation_prompt: >         # On 2nd+ line of input
+    debug: False                   # Show full error stack on error
+    echo: False                    # Echo command issued into output
+    editor: vim                    # Program used by ``edit``
+    feedback_to_output: False      # include nonessentials in `|`, `>` results
+    locals_in_py: False            # Allow access to your application in py via self
+    max_completion_items: 50       # Maximum number of CompletionItems to display during tab completion
+    prompt: (Cmd)                  # The prompt issued to solicit input
+    quiet: False                   # Don't print nonessential feedback
+    timing: False                  # Report execution times
+
+Any of these user-settable parameters can be set while running your app with
+the ``set`` command like so::
+
+    (Cmd) set allow_ansi Never
+
+
+Removing A Builtin Command
+--------------------------
+
+[TODO] show how to remove a builtin command if you don't want it available to
+your users.