https://github.com/jserv/mazu-editor

a minimalist text editor with syntax highlight, copy/paste, and search
https://github.com/jserv/mazu-editor

console-application posix terminal-based text-editor

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a minimalist text editor with syntax highlight, copy/paste, and search

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jserv/mazu-editor
• Owner: jserv
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2019-04-20T17:21:26.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-05T03:03:21.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-30T13:07:46.571Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: console-application, posix, terminal-based, text-editor
• Language: C
• Size: 28.3 KB
• Stars: 125
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 19
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Mazu Editor

Mazu Editor is a minimalist text editor with syntax highlight, copy/paste, and search.

## Usage

Command line: (`filename` is optional)

* me ``

Supported keys:

* Ctrl-S: Save

* Ctrl-Q: Quit

* Ctrl-F: Find string in file

    - ESC to cancel search, Enter to exit search, arrows to navigate

* Ctrl-C: Copy line

* Ctrl-X: Cut line

* Ctrl-V: Paste line

* PageUp, PageDown: Scroll up/down

* Up/Down/Left/Right: Move cursor

* Home/End: move cursor to the beginning/end of editing line

Mazu Editor does not depend on external library (not even curses). It uses fairly

standard VT100 (and similar terminals) escape sequences.

## Acknowledge

Mazu Editor was inspired by excellent tutorial [Build Your Own Text Editor](https://viewsourcecode.org/snaptoken/kilo/).

## License

Mazu Editor is freely redistributable under the BSD 2 clause license. Use of

this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in the

LICENSE file.