joe
joe's Own Editor, a terminal text editor
TLDR
Open file
$ joe [file.txt]
Open at line number$ joe +[100] [file.txt]
Read-only mode$ joe -rdonly [file.txt]
Enable syntax highlighting$ joe -syntax [c] [file.c]
Disable word wrap$ joe -wordwrap [file.txt]
SYNOPSIS
joe [options] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
joe is Joe's Own Editor, a terminal text editor. It supports multiple editing modes including WordStar and Emacs.The editor features syntax highlighting, macros, and split windows. Key bindings are configurable.
PARAMETERS
FILE
Files to edit.+LINE
Go to line number.-rdonly
Read-only mode.-syntax NAME
Syntax highlighting mode.-wordwrap
Enable word wrap.-help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install joe
sudo dnf install joe
sudo pacman -S joe
sudo apk add joe
sudo zypper install joe
brew install joe
nix profile install nixpkgs#joe
CAVEATS
WordStar bindings by default. Configuration via joerc. Multiple personalities (jmacs, jstar).
HISTORY
joe was created by Joseph H. Allen in 1991 as a modeless text editor with familiar WordStar key bindings.
