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zile

Lightweight Emacs clone

TLDR

Start editor
$ zile
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Open file
$ zile [path/to/file]
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Open at line number
$ zile +[line_number] [path/to/file]
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SYNOPSIS

zile [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

zile is a lightweight clone of the Emacs text editor. It implements core Emacs keybindings and features in a smaller, faster package.The name is a recursive acronym: "Zile Is Lossy Emacs". It deliberately omits complex Emacs features like Lisp scripting while retaining the familiar key bindings.

PARAMETERS

+LINE

Start at specified line number
-q
Quiet mode, suppress messages
Ctrl+x Ctrl+s
Save file
Ctrl+x Ctrl+c
Quit
Ctrl+k
Kill (cut) to end of line
Ctrl+y
Yank (paste) killed text
Ctrl+x u
Undo
Ctrl+s
Incremental search forward
Ctrl+g
Cancel current command

CAVEATS

Missing many Emacs features like Elisp scripting, major/minor modes, and package management. Not a full Emacs replacement.

SEE ALSO

emacs(1), nano(1), mg(1), vi(1), ed(1)

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