eKilo – A super lightweight Vim alternative.

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ekilo is a lightweight terminal text editor based on the original kilo editor with enhanced functions.

Syntax highlighting: C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, PHP, Ruby, Swift, SQL, Rust, Dart
Improved terminal resizing
Clean screen exit
Autocompletion

git clone https://github.com/antonio-foti/ekilo.git cd ekilo make sudo cp ekilo /usr/local/bin/

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/ekilo

Ctrl-S: Save file
Ctrl-Q: Quit (press 3 times for unsaved files)
Ctrl-F: Search
Ctrl-H: Backspace/Delete
Arrows: Navigation

If window size is incorrect:

Press Ctrl-L to refresh
Resize terminal slowly
Use supported terminals (xterm, gnome-terminal, etc)

Note: Compilation warnings about string truncation can be safely ignored

License: BSD 3-Clause (based on original kilo license)

Acknowledgements: Original kilo by Salvatore Sanfilippo (antirez)

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