About
ce is my minimalistic editor I use on a day-to-day basis.
Is this editor for you? Definitely not, it is highly opinionated and tailored to my requirements.
License
Coma Editor is licensed under the ISC license.
Building
ce should build fine on MacOS, Linux and OpenBSD.
OpenBSD:
$ make
$ doas make install
MacOS:
$ make
$ sudo make install
Linux:
$ env CFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE make
$ sudo make install
Key bindings
ce uses a modal approach to editing much like vi.
normal mode key bindings
zz = center view on line at cursor
zt = set current line as top of editor
k = move up one row
j = move down one row
h = move left one byte
l = move right one byte
$ = jump to end of line
0 = jump to start of line
s = enter select mode
ctrl-f = page down
ctrl-b = page up
x = delete byte under cursor
n = search forward for next occurance of search
N = search backwards for previous occurance of search
i = enter insert mode
o = enter insert mode and add newline below cursor
O = enter insert mode and add newline above cursor
: = enter command mode
/ = enter search mode
§ = jump to scratch buffer
ctrl-r = show list of buffers
ctrl-d = directory listing of directory of active buffer
ctrl-z = suspend ce
[num]dd = delete number of lines
[num]yy = yank number of lines
[num]w = jump to next word
[num]b = jump to previous word
ai = alter inside string with given character (" or ').
di = delete inside string with given character (" or ').
ctrl-w-k = kill active process
insert mode key bindings
arrow keys = navigate around
esc = back to normal mode
buffer list key bindings
k = move up one row
j = move down one row
enter = select buffer
command mode
l = load directory listing
q = quit ce
w = write active buffer
e = open specified file
bc = close current buffer
ctrl-p = previous buffer
ctrl-n = next buffer
Select-execute
The select-execute function of ce allows you to select a string inside the editor and get it to the execute it as a command by hitting enter.
Depending on the contents of the selection ce will: - Open the selection if its a file. - Create a dirlist if its a directory. - Execute 'git show ' if its a git hash. - Execute the selection as a program if its a binary.
The output is either placed in a new buffer or if executed from the scratch buffer, at the end of said buffer.