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minus-squarevithigar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoClearly you should install Edit. https://github.com/microsoft/edit
minus-squareKojichan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoClassic DOS editor for text files, batch coding, and QBasic coding. Good times.
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoOk that’s really cool. It looks like it’s really new? Like 3 months old?
minus-squarevithigar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYep, recent blog post about it: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/edit-is-now-open-source/
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoIt was announced in may on microsoft build event ^^ I call it nano for windows haha
minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI installed vim/nvim on my work windows pc. I don’t often need to edit text files in terminal, but its nice having its functionality.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoMy actual issue is I need approval to install anything on any server. This might get approved since it’s MS though! Thanks.
minus-squaredr_robotBones@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI think they plan on making it ship with windows by default at some point, so perhaps it’ll be in future versions of Windows Server and you won’t have to add it.
Clearly you should install Edit.
https://github.com/microsoft/edit
Classic DOS editor for text files, batch coding, and QBasic coding. Good times.
Ok that’s really cool. It looks like it’s really new? Like 3 months old?
Yep, recent blog post about it:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/edit-is-now-open-source/
It was announced in may on microsoft build event ^^
I call it nano for windows haha
I installed vim/nvim on my work windows pc. I don’t often need to edit text files in terminal, but its nice having its functionality.
My actual issue is I need approval to install anything on any server. This might get approved since it’s MS though! Thanks.
I think they plan on making it ship with windows by default at some point, so perhaps it’ll be in future versions of Windows Server and you won’t have to add it.