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lime

TLDR

Start Lime text editor

$ lime
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Open file
$ lime [file.txt]
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Open multiple files
$ lime [file1.txt] [file2.txt]
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Open file at specific line
$ lime [file.txt]:[line_number]
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SYNOPSIS

lime [options] [files...]

DESCRIPTION

lime (Lime Text) is an open-source text editor inspired by Sublime Text. It aims to provide a Sublime Text compatible editor with an open-source codebase.
Lime supports multiple cursors, split editing, command palette, and is extensible through Python plugins. The backend is written in Go.

PARAMETERS

-h, --help

Show help message.
-v, --version
Show version.
--debug
Enable debug mode.

KEY FEATURES

$ - Sublime Text compatibility
- Multiple cursors
- Split editing
- Command palette
- Python plugin system
- Cross-platform
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CAVEATS

Development has slowed significantly. Not feature-complete compared to Sublime Text. Frontend implementations vary in maturity.

HISTORY

Lime was started by Fredrik Ehnbom in 2013 as an attempt to create an open-source clone of Sublime Text with a Go backend.

SEE ALSO

sublime(1), vim(1), nano(1), code(1)

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