A minimal terminal text editor for Linux
- mouse support
- real selection
- copy / cut / paste, multi-level undo / redo, find, go-to-line
Needs only a C compiler + libc:
cc -O2 -Wall -o litefe litefe.csudo cp litefe /usr/local/bin/| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl-S / Ctrl-Q | save / quit |
Ctrl-F · Ctrl-N/F3 | find · find next |
Ctrl-G | go to line |
Ctrl-CCtrl-XCtrl-VCtrl-A | copy · cut · paste · select all |
Ctrl-Z / Ctrl-Y | undo / redo |
Ctrl-D / Ctrl-K | duplicate line · cut line |
Shift+arrows | select · Ctrl+Left/Right word jump |
Ctrl-T | set mark, then move to select (for terminals that eat Shift+arrow, e.g. macOS Terminal.app); Esc cancels |
Ctrl-B | toggle mouse mode |
Ctrl-H | help |
Press Ctrl-H inside the editor for the full list.
Toggle with Ctrl-B:
- Desktop (default): the terminal owns the mouse, so native drag-select and the right-click menu work and copy plain text. Line numbers are hidden so a selection stays clean, and the mouse wheel scrolls the document.
- In-app: click places the cursor, drag makes an editor selection, the wheel scrolls, and line numbers are shown.
Copy / cut also push to the system clipboard via OSC 52.