LXer: Micro – A Command Line Based Text Editor for Linux

LXer · 06-16-2021, 08:40 PM

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Tired of using a Nano text editor? Then surely you have to try Micro – is a simple terminal-based text editor written in Go Language and released under MIT license.

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igadoter · 06-16-2021, 08:51 PM

Looks good.

craigevil · 06-16-2021, 09:52 PM

It is a nice editor.
https://micro-editor.github.io/

You can easily install micro by running

Code:

curl https://getmic.ro | bash

igadoter · 06-17-2021, 03:52 AM

But as for terminal editor has not very pleasant thing: it can't be neither suspended with ^Z nor killed with ^C. In terminal emulator on desktop it does not matter. In virtual console it matters. Perhaps it is more safe to run this editor in multiplexer like screen. Are really authors of this editor use it?

GazL · 06-17-2021, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil

It is a nice editor.
https://micro-editor.github.io/

You can easily install micro by running

Code:

curl https://getmic.ro | bash

Piping curl into bash is unsafe behaviour and should not be encouraged.

igadoter · 06-17-2021, 04:51 AM

Pipe into file, read what inside, turn to bash script. Inside is and address

Code:

https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/

so as well try to go to git. Scripts installs on many platforms: Linuxes. BSD'es. Essentially it tries to auto-detect platform and grabs correct binary from repository on git. If auto-detection fails - it asks user - what platform is running on:

Code:

- freebsd32
- freebsd64
- linux-arm
- linux-arm64
- linux32
- linux64
- netbsd32
- netbsd64
- openbsd32
- openbsd64
- osx
- win32
- win64

even Windows users can use it.

craigevil · 06-17-2021, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igadoter

But as for terminal editor has not very pleasant thing: it can't be neither suspended with ^Z nor killed with ^C. In terminal emulator on desktop it does not matter. In virtual console it matters. Perhaps it is more safe to run this editor in multiplexer like screen. Are really authors of this editor use it?

https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/bl...keybindings.md

ctrl+q quit
You can suspend, but if I am not mistaken you need to add the keybinding you want to use.