# Micro help text
-Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive,
-while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.
+Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and
+intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern
+terminals.
-To open the command bar, press CtrlE. This enables a `>` prompt for typing
-commands. From now on when the documentation says to run a command such as
-`> help`, this means press CtrlE and type `help` (and press enter to execute
-the command).
+To open the command bar, press Ctrl-e. This enables a `>` prompt for typing
+commands. From now on when the documentation says to run a command such as `>
+help`, this means press Ctrl-e and type `help` (and press enter to execute the
+command).
For a list of the default keybindings run `> help defaultkeys`.
For more information on keybindings see `> help keybindings`.
## Quick-start
-Press Ctrl-q to quit, and Ctrl-s to save. Press CtrlE to start typing commands and
-you can see which commands are available by pressing tab, or by viewing the help
-topic `> help commands`.
+Press Ctrl-q to quit, and Ctrl-s to save. Press Ctrl-e to start typing commands
+and you can see which commands are available by pressing tab, or by viewing the
+help topic `> help commands`.
Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys. Run
`> help defaultkeys` to get a quick, easy overview of the default hotkeys and
what they do. For more info on rebinding keys, see type `> help keybindings`.
If the colorscheme doesn't look good, you can change it with
-`> set colorscheme ...`. You can press tab to see the available colorschemes, or
-see more information about colorschemes and syntax highlighting with `> help colors`.
+`> set colorscheme ...`. You can press tab to see the available colorschemes,
+or see more information about colorschemes and syntax highlighting with `> help
+colors`.
Press Ctrl-w to move between splits, and type `> vsplit filename` or
`> hsplit filename` to open a new split.
Micro has a built-in help system which can be accessed with the `help` command.
-To use it, press CtrlE to access command mode and type in `help` followed by a
+To use it, press Ctrl-e to access command mode and type in `help` followed by a
topic. Typing `help` followed by nothing will open this page.
Here are the possible help topics that you can read:
topics
* keybindings: Gives a full list of the default keybindings as well as how to
rebind them
-* defaultkeys: Gives a more straight-forward list of the hotkey commands and what
- they do.
+* defaultkeys: Gives a more straight-forward list of the hotkey commands and
+ what they do.
* commands: Gives a list of all the commands and what they do
* options: Gives a list of all the options you can customize
* plugins: Explains how micro's plugin system works and how to create your own
plugins
-* colors: Explains micro's colorscheme and syntax highlighting engine and how to
- create your own colorschemes or add new languages to the engine
+* colors: Explains micro's colorscheme and syntax highlighting engine and how
+ to create your own colorschemes or add new languages to the engine
For example, to open the help page on plugins you would run `> help plugins`.