Introduction

CLI editor made for fun

Install:

npm install -g chi-editor
chi <file-name>

Features

Shortcuts

| Hotkey | Description | | -------------- | -------------------------------------- | | C-q or C-c | Quit the editor | | C-s | Save the buffer to file | | Return | Split lines | | Backspace | Delete previous character, merge lines | | Delete | Delete current character | | C-p or up | Move cursor to previous row | | C-n or down | Move cursor to next row | | C-b or back | Move cursor to forward | | C-f or right | Move cursor to backward | | Esc | Ignore | | C-u | Undo | | Home | Move cursor to start of line | | End | Move cursor to end of line |

Config

Create chi.json in the same folder from where you are running the editor. Global config is not supported yet.

Following structure (all options with defaults):

{
  "editorOptions": {
    "lineNumbers": false
  }
}

| Option | Description | Type | | ------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------- | | editorOptions.lineNumbers | Show/hide line numbers | Boolean |

Development

Run yarn xd to open the sample file. Tail debug.log and write to stderr for development debugging.

Contribute

Please feel free to suggest issues and chime in