cajoshi / texter

A simple command-line text editor that can be used to edit, modify and save text files.

A simple command line text editor that can be used to edit, modify and save text files.

Setup

On windows

You will need a Linux environment within windows because this text editor interacts with the terminal at a low level using the <termios.h> header (which is not available on windows).

Gcc and make should come pre installed on linux but you can install it using: sudo apt-get install gcc make

Using the editor

Download the text-editor.c on your system Compile using: cc text-editor.c -o text-editor

Run the text editor using: ./text-editor

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + S	Save
CTRL + Q	Quit

Screenshots

Main Screen

Editing

Making the text editor would not have been possible without an elaborate tutorial by Pailey Quilts guiding me through each and every step.