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Title: Microsoft's Edit on Windows is a New Command-Line Text Editor
Link: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/1...
Microsoft unveiled "Edit on Windows," a new command-line text editor, at its
Build conference today. The open-source tool allows developers to edit files
directly in the command line without switching to another app, similar to vim
but designed to be more user-friendly. Accessible by typing "edit" in a
command prompt, the lightweight editor (less than 250KB) includes features
like multiple file support via ctrl + P shortcuts, find and replace
functionality, and regular expression support. "What motivated us to build
Edit was the need for a default CLI text editor in 64-bit versions of
Windows," said Christopher Nguyen, product manager of Windows Terminal,
noting that 32-bit Windows versions already ship with MS-DOS Edit. Microsoft
also wanted to avoid the notorious "how do I exit vim?" problem by creating a
modeless editor, The Verge writes. The tool will be available to Windows
Insiders in the coming months.
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