How to edit text files directly from Command Prompt and PowerShell

You can now use Microsoft Edit to create and edit text files directly in Command Prompt or PowerShell without switching apps, ...
PC World

A new default text editor is coming soon to Windows 11

When MS-DOS 5.0 was launched in 1991, one of its major innovations was the MS-DOS Editor, a classic text editor that quickly became popular with users. These days, it’s old news—yet fondly remembered.
The Verge

Microsoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command-line text editor

Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. Edit on Windows is part of new improvements to the dev experience. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering ...
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7 reasons VS Code is the best text editor, even if you're not a developer

You might think VS (Visual Studio) Code is just for programmers. After all, it looks like a complex tool filled with cryptic code and a developer-focused interface. But that couldn't be further from ...
TechSpot

Microsoft brings the MS-DOS text editor back from the dead, sort of

Editor's take: Back in the DOS days, real PC users wrote their textual tomes in the official MS-DOS Editor – I certainly did. These days, developers offer a confusing array of text editors, so ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built ...