AWS CloudShell now includes a built-in visual file editor

AWS CloudShell Visual File Editor

AWS CloudShell now includes a built-in visual file editor that you can launch directly from your shell session using a single 'edit' command, no setup required. This new capability extends CloudShell's utility by bringing a familiar, GUI-based editing experience directly into your console session.

The built-in visual editor supports syntax highlighting, find-and-replace, multi-line selection, copy-paste, and undo-redo in a single browser session. Whether you are updating a deployment script, modifying an agent steering file, editing an AWS CloudFormation template, or fixing an AWS Lambda function, the editor enables a seamless edit-and-run experience.

What to do

• Use the 'edit' command to launch the visual file editor directly from your shell session.
• Explore the new editing capabilities such as syntax highlighting, find-and-replace, multi-line selection, copy-paste, and undo-redo.
• Visit the AWS CloudShell documentation to learn more about the built-in visual file editor and how to get started.

Source: AWS release notes

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