This is a minialistic text editor inspired by, and somewhat similar to, an extremely stripped-down v
NOTE: There is NO UNDO in this editor. Use 'L' to reload the file from disk.
There are 4 modes in the editor:
- NORMAL
- INSERT
- REPLACE
- COMMAND
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| [ctrl]+h | Left 1 char (Delete if in INSERT mode) |
| [ctrl]+j | Down 1 line |
| [ctrl]+k | Up 1 line |
| [ctrl]+l | Right 1 char |
| [tab] | Right 8 chars |
| [ctrl]+i | Right 8 chars |
| [ctrl]+e | Scroll down 1 line |
| [ctrl]+y | Scroll up 1 line |
| [ctrl]+d | Scroll down 1/2 screen |
| [ctrl]+u | Scroll up 1/2 screen |
| [ctrl]+x | Delete the char to the left of the cursor |
| [ctrl]+z | Delete the char under the cursor |
| [escape] | Change to NORMAL mode |
NORMAL mode is similar to VI:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| h | Left 1 char |
| j | Down 1 line |
| k | Up 1 line |
| l | Right 1 char |
| _ | Goto the beginning of the line |
| $ | Goto the end of the line |
| [SP] | Right 1 char |
| [CR] | Goto the beginning of the next line |
| a | Append: move right 1 char and change to INSERT mode |
| A | Append: goto the end of the line and change to INSERT mode |
| c | Change: Delete the current char and change to INSERT mode (same as 'xi') |
| C | Change: Delete to the end of the line and change to INSERT mode (same as 'd$A') |
| dd | Copy the current line into the YANK buffer and delete the line |
| d. | Delete the char under the cursor (same as 'x') |
| dw | Delete the cto the end of the word |
| d$ | Delete to the end of the line |
| D | Delete to the end of the line (same as 'd$') |
| g | Goto the top-left of the screen |
| G | Goto the bottom-left of the screen |
| i | Insert: change to INSERT mode |
| I | Insert: goto the beginning of the line and change to INSERT mode |
| J | Join the current and next lines together |
| L | reLoad: discard all changes and reload the current block |
| o | Insert an empty line BELOW the current line and change to INSERT mode |
| O | Insert an empty line ABOVE the current line and change to INSERT mode |
| p | Paste the YANK buffer into a new line BELOW the current line |
| P | Paste the YANK buffer into a new line ABOVE the current line |
| r | Replace the char under the cursor with the next key pressed (if printable) |
| R | Change to REPLACE mode |
| x | Delete the char under the cursor |
| X | Delete the char to the left of the cursor |
| Y | Copy the current line into the YANK buffer |
| : | Change to COMMAND mode |
In INSERT mode, all printable characters are inserted into the block.
Carriage-Return inserts a new line.
In REPLACE mode, all printable characters are placed into the block.
Carriage-Return moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line.
COMMAND mode is invoked when pressing ':' in NORMAL mode.
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| w | Write the current block if it has changed |
| w! | Write the current block, even if it has NOT changed |
| q | Quit, if the current block has NOT changed |
| q! | Quit, even if the current block has changed |
| wq | Write the current block and quit (same as ':w' ':q') |