Microsoft Edit Text Editor Overview

Mo presents a tutorial on the new Microsoft Edit text editor designed for the command prompt and PowerShell. This editor is a lightweight CLI tool that performs basic text tasks and is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Installation

• Suggested Method: Use the Windows terminal or command prompt, run as administrator.
• Command: winget install Microsoftedit
  • This creates an alias, allowing the use of the edit command globally.

Usage

• Launch the text editor: Type edit and press Enter.
• Works similarly on PowerShell despite minor color scheme issues.

Features

• Mouse Support: Navigate via file menu, open files from specific locations.
• Basic File Operations: Create, open, save, and close files through the menu.
• Edit Menu Options:
  • Undo, redo
  • Cut, copy, paste
  • Find and replace with options like match case and whole word

View and Settings

• Word Wrap: Enable/disable via Alt + C.
• About Page: Displays version information.

Development and Availability

• Open source: Source code available on GitHub for modifications.
• Upcoming rollout: Initially for Windows Insider program participants.

Conclusion

• Simple and convenient solution for command line editing.
• Feedback encouraged via comments.
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