Using Microsoft's New CLI Text Editor on Ubuntu
a year ago
- #Text-Editor
- #Open-Source
- #CLI
- Microsoft's new open-source CLI text editor, Edit, is a remake of the old MS-DOS Editor, built with Rust.
- Edit offers a modern interface similar to VS Code, designed for accessibility and ease of use.
- Primary target is Windows, but it also works on Linux and macOS, though Linux users might prefer alternatives like vim or nano.
- Edit is modeless, making it more intuitive than multi-mode editors like Vim, with support for both mouse and keyboard.
- Features include Find and Replace, word wrap, tab/space indentation, file encoding settings, and multiple file support.
- Edit lacks syntax highlighting, color schemes, and other advanced features, focusing on simplicity and speed.
- Open-source nature allows for modification and distribution by users.
- Installation on Ubuntu requires manual download and execution of the binary from GitHub, as there are no official packages yet.