yar

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~                 Yar Text Editor -- Ver. 0.3
~                     <i> for editing mode
~                    <ESC> for reading mode
~                  <CTRL+/> for command mode
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~                       <CTRL+s> to Save
~                       <CTRL+f> to Find
~                       <CTRL+q> to Quit
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 READING │ [No Name] - 0 lines                     no ft | 1/0

Yar is a simple terminal text editor written in C based on the kilo tutorial.

Features

• Distinct "vim-like" modes
• File opening/editing/saving
• Syntax Highlighting
• Text Search
• Configurable Settings
  • Line Numbers
  • Expand Tabs
  • Tab size

Controls

These commands work regardless of the mode.

• Ctrl + Q: Quit. Press 2x to force quit an unsaved file.
• Ctrl + S: Save file
• Ctrl + F: Find word/phrase. Press Esc to cancel, and use arrow keys to navigate
• Ctrl + /: Enter command mode

These commands only work in READING mode.

• :: Enter command mode

Commands

After pressing Ctrl + /, the user is greeted with the : bar at the bottom to enter any of the following:

• help: Prints all commands
• tabstop: Accepts 1 numerical argument. Sets size of tabs in spaces.
• expandtab: Accepts true/false. If true, tabs are written as spaces instead of tab characters.
• linenumbers: Accepts true/false. If true, line numbers are rendered on the left margin.
• quit: Attempts to close program. Warns of unsaved changes. Can be shortened to q. Add an ! at the end to force quit
• write: Saves file to disk. Can be shortened to w. Same as save and s
• writequit: Saves file to disk & closes program. Can be shortened to wq