| Original author(s) | Tim Paterson |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft, IBM, Gregory Pietsch |
| Initial release | 1980 |
| Written in | MS-DOS: x86 assembly language |
| Operating system | 86-DOS, IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS, FreeDOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows |
| Successor | MS-DOS Editor |
| Type | Line editor |
| License | MS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPL 86-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2, Windows: Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | Edlin |
Edlin is a line editor, and the only text editor provided with early versions of IBM PC DOS,[1] MS-DOS and OS/2.[2] Although superseded in MS-DOS 5.0 and later by the full-screen MS-DOS Editor, and by Notepad in Microsoft Windows, it continues to be included in the 32-bit versions of current Microsoft operating systems.