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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 stands for "Zile Is Lossy Emacs" - it deliberately omits complex Emacs features.

PARAMETERS

+LINE

Start at specified line number
-q
Quiet mode, suppress messages
Ctrl+x Ctrl+s
Save file
Ctrl+x Ctrl+c
Quit
Ctrl+x u
Undo

CAVEATS

Missing many Emacs features like Lisp scripting and complex modes. Not a full Emacs replacement.

SEE ALSO

emacs(1), nano(1), mg(1)

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