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https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin
Clone of edlin with improvements to make it into more of a DSL
https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin
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Clone of edlin with improvements to make it into more of a DSL
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin
- Owner: matthewdeanmartin
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-06-15T14:11:34.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-23T18:31:53.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-23T22:52:07.881Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: editor, edlin, line-editor
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 621 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 18
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# dedlin
Dedlin is an interactive line-by-line text editor and a DSL, similar to edlin or ed. It is perfect for
letting AI chatbots edit documents without sending the whole document back and forth.
It is scriptable making it similar to `sed` for doing find, insert, replace, delete operations on existing files.
Soon it will support non-line number ranges, e.g. `"/Done/ DELETE`
Dedlin extends on [edlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edlin) enough that it is not backwards compatible.
I have made changes to make the app less user hostile than classic ed or edlin, but there is a `--vim_mode`
where all help, warnings, feedback will be suppressed.
## Badges
[](https://pepy.tech/project/dedlin)
[](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin)
## Installation
Requires python 3.11 or higher. Someday I'll write a standalone installer for it.
Install globally in an isolated virtual environment. This is a good idea.
```bash
pipx install dedlin
```
Run pre-built image with docker. Painful, but you're using an edlin clone, so that is what you're looking for.
```powershell
# This is should work in powershell or linux bash. Not windows git-bash.
docker run --rm -it -v "${PWD}/:/app" ghcr.io/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin:latest file.txt
```
## Usage
Launch and edit file_name.txt
If you installed with `pip` or `pipx`
```bash
dedlin file_name.txt
```
Command line help
```text
> python -m dedlin --help
Dedlin.
An improved version of the edlin.
Usage:
dedlin [] [options]
dedlin (-h | --help)
dedlin --version
Options:
-h --help Show this screen.
--version Show version.
--macro= Run macro file.
--echo Echo commands.
--halt_on_error End program on error.
--promptless_quit Skip prompt on quit.
--vim_mode User hostile, no feedback.
--verbose Displaying all debugging info.
--blind_mode Optimize for blind users (experimental).
```
Sample session
```text
_ _ _ _
__| | ___ __| || |(_) _ _
/ _` |/ -_)/ _` || || || ' \
\__,_|\___|\__,_||_||_||_||_|
Editing /home/mmartin/github/dedlin/sample.txt
? * 1i
1 INSERT
Control C to exit insert mode
? 1 : cabbage
? 2 : bread
? 3 : carrots
? 4 : ghost peppers
? 5 : coffee
? 6 : tortillas
? 7 :
Exiting insert mode
? * SORT
SORT
Sorted
? * LIST
1,6 LIST
1 : bread
2 : cabbage
3 : carrots
4 : coffee
5 : ghost peppers
6 : tortillas
? * EXIT
1,6 EXIT
```
## Documentation
- [User Manual](https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin/blob/main/docs/user_manual.md)
- [Developer roadmap](https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin/blob/main/docs/TODO.md)
- [Prior Art](https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/dedlin/blob/main/docs/prior_art.md)