rita

A text editor.

Supports some vi keybindings. Should feel like home for people who use vi, vim or neo-vim.

Install

git clone https://github.com/daniel/rita
cd rita
make install

Usage

rita              open empty buffer
rita file.txt     open a file

Modes

Normal	default, press `Esc` to return
Insert	`i` `a` `o` `O`
Command	`:` `/`

Movement

`h` `j` `k` `l`	move cursor (also arrow keys)
`w`	next word
`b`	previous word
`0`	start of line
`$`	end of line
`gg`	top of file
`ggg`	center of file
`G`	bottom of file

Editing

`i`	insert before cursor
`a`	append after cursor
`I`	insert at start of line
`A`	append at end of line
`o`	open line below
`O`	open line above
`x`	delete character
`dd`	delete line
`yy`	yank (copy) line
`p`	paste after
`P`	paste before

Scrolling

`Ctrl+E`	scroll down one line
`Ctrl+Y`	scroll up one line
`Ctrl+D`	scroll down half page
`Ctrl+U`	scroll up half page
`Ctrl+F`	scroll down full page
`Ctrl+B`	scroll up full page
mouse wheel / touchpad	scroll

File Operations

`Ctrl+P`	fuzzy file finder (save first)
`:w`	save
`:q`	quit
`:q!`	force quit
`:wq`	save and quit
`:e file`	open file
`/pattern`	search forward

Size Comparison

nano: 297 KB
rita: 2.6 MB
vim: 3.8 MB
neovim: 15 MB