zile
Lightweight Emacs clone
TLDR
Start editor
$ zile
Open file$ zile [path/to/file]
Open at line number$ zile +[line_number] [path/to/file]
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 messagesCtrl+x Ctrl+s
Save fileCtrl+x Ctrl+c
QuitCtrl+k
Kill (cut) to end of lineCtrl+y
Yank (paste) killed textCtrl+x u
UndoCtrl+s
Incremental search forwardCtrl+g
Cancel current command
INSTALL
sudo apt install zile
sudo dnf install zile
sudo zypper install zile
brew install zile
nix profile install nixpkgs#zile
CAVEATS
Missing many Emacs features like Elisp scripting, major/minor modes, and package management. Not a full Emacs replacement.
