texor
A simple text editor written in C.
I'm following along with a tutorial to build an editor like kilo.
Compiling
In the command line at the project root, run:
make
Running
After running make, run:
./texor
Usage
Create New File
Create a new file by running texor with no command-line argument.
./texor
Edit Existing File
Edit an existing file by running texor with the filename as a command-line argument.
./texor texor.c
Status Bar
A status bar is shown in the second-from-the-bottom row, and uses inverted colors. This tells you the file's name, how many lines it has, the filetype (if detected) and what line your cursor is on.
Message Bar
A message bar is shown in the bottom row and initially tells you how to save, search, and quit. As you use the program, it may display other information.
Editing Text
You can edit text normally by type characters, insert new lines, backspacing across lines, splitting lines of text, etc.
Navigating
To move around the file more quickly you can use:
- Arrow keys
- Home
- End
- Page Up
- Page Down
Saving
When you have modified a file, you can type Ctrl-S to save the file.
Note: If you are saving a new file, it will prompt you for a filename.
Searching
Type Ctrl-F to search.
Type in your search term and the screen will highlight the first match found. Use the arrow keys to go to the next and previous search results.
Type Enter to finish searching and leave your cursor on that search result or Esc to cancel and return your cursor to where it was before the search.
Syntax Highlighting
Syntax highlighting colors strings, numbers, keywords, and comments for files in both the C and Ruby programming languages.
Quitting
Type Ctrl-Q to quit.
Note: If you have unsaved changes, you'll have to type Ctrl-Q three more times to close the program and lose your unsaved changes.
License
BSD 2-Clause
Credits
Project: https://github.com/snaptoken/kilo-tutorial/
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Project: https://github.com/antirez/kilo
Copyright (c) 2016, Salvatore Sanfilippo
License: BSD 2-Clause, https://github.com/antirez/kilo/blob/master/LICENSE