mvim

mvim is a VIM inspired modal-based text editor written in Cpp using the ncurses library.

Demo

Quick Start

mvim has the following dependencies:

• GCC
• Cmake
• ncurses

install mvim

  git clone https://github.com/ErikDervishi03/mvim-textEditor.git
  cd mvim-textEditor
  mkdir build
  cd build
  cmake ..
  sudo make install

how to run

1. create a new file

  mvim

2. open an existing file

  mvim filename

Modes

Normal - For motions and deletion
Insert - For inserting text \

Keybinds

Mode	Keybind	Action
Insert	Esc	change to Normal mode
Normal	q	quit
Normal	s	save
Normal	h	Move cursor left
Normal	j	Move cursor down
Normal	k	Move cursor up
Normal	l	Move cursor right
Normal	x	Delete character
Normal	g	Go to first line
Normal	G	Go to last line
Normal	o	Create line below current
Normal	O	Create line above current
Normal	i	Enter insert mode
Normal	m	open a menu that explain keys
Normal	a	go to the end of the line
Normal	d	remove the line

inspiration

• vim
• Cano for this README