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https://github.com/jotavare/c-text-editor
A text editor built from scratch in C, using less than 1000 lines of code.
https://github.com/jotavare/c-text-editor
c input-output search syntax-highlighting text-editor text-viewer
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A text editor built from scratch in C, using less than 1000 lines of code.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jotavare/c-text-editor
- Owner: jotavare
- License: bsd-2-clause
- Created: 2024-05-14T14:12:08.000Z (6 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-27T00:05:12.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-27T03:28:23.088Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: c, input-output, search, syntax-highlighting, text-editor, text-viewer
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 72.3 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
## ABOUT
This text editor (vim wannabe) was built in `C` with less than **1000 LOC**, it doesn't need external libraries and utilizes standard **VT100** escape sequences. The guide I followed, along with future implementation ideas, are available below.
## REQUIREMENTS
- Linux environment;
- GNU Compiler collection `sudo apt-get install gcc make`;
## REFERENCES
| Link | Source |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------- |
| [Kilo Original](https://github.com/antirez/kilo) | GitHub |
| [Kilo Guide](https://viewsourcecode.org/snaptoken/kilo/index.html) | Website |
| [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) | Website |
| [C99](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C99) | Wikipedia |
| [ANSI C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_C) | Wikipedia |
| [ANSI Escape Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code) | Wikipedia |
| [Bit Field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_field) | Wikipedia |
| [ASCII Table](https://www.asciitable.com/) | Website |
| [Software Flow Control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_flow_control) | Wikipedia |
| [Teleprinter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprinter) | Wikipedia |
| [VT100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT100) | Wikipedia |
| [VT100 User Guide](https://vt100.net/docs/vt100-ug/chapter3.html#ED) | Website |
| [Ncurses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ncurses) | Wikipedia |
| [Terminfo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminfo) | Wikipedia |
| [GNU Feature Test Macros](https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Feature-Test-Macros.html) | Website |
| [Unix Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time) | Wikipedia |
| [Variadic Functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variadic_function) | Wikipedia |
## FUTURE IDEAS
- [ ] More filetypes;
- [ ] Line numbers;
- [ ] Soft indent;
- [ ] Auto indent;
- [ ] Hard-wrap lines;
- [ ] Soft-wrap lines;
- [ ] Use ncurses;
- [ ] Config file;
- [ ] Modal editing;
- [ ] Multiple buffers;
## CONTRIBUTING
If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to fork the repository and open an issue or submit a pull request.
## LICENSE
This project is a derivative work created from scratch, inspired by the [original guide](https://viewsourcecode.org/snaptoken/kilo/) authored by [snaptoken](https://github.com/snaptoken) and the [original project](https://github.com/antirez/kilo) developed by Salvatore Sanfilippo ([antirez](https://github.com/antirez)).
It is licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause License](https://github.com/jotavare/text-editor-in-c/blob/main/LICENSE) by Salvatore Sanfilippo, included within this repository.