kilo

The editor from the 'Build your own text editor in C' series, but re-written in C++.

Setup

1. Clone this repository locally

git clone git@github.com:nrednav/kilo.git

2. Build the project

cd kilo
make

3. Run the editor

# Edit a new file
./kilo

# Edit an existing file
./kilo <insert-filename>

Usage

• Edit
  • To move the cursor, use the arrow keys
  • To insert a new line, use Enter
  • To delete a character, use Backspace, Delete or Ctrl + h
  • To jump to the end of a line, use the End key
  • To jump to the beginning of a line, use the Home key
  • To scroll the file down or up by an entire page length, use the PageDown or PageUp key
• Search
  • To initiate a search prompt, use Ctrl + f
  • Type the word you're looking for and hit Enter to perform the search
  • Alternatively, to cancel the search use Esc
  • To cycle through the search results:
    • Jump to next occurence = Ctrl + n
    • Jump to previous occurence = Ctrl + p
• Save
  • To save any changes you make to a file, use Ctrl + s
  • You will be prompted to enter a filename if you did not open a file at the start
  • To cancel saving, use Esc
• Quit
  • To quit the editor, use Ctrl + q
  • Then hit y or n to confirm or cancel respectively