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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. It comes as one single, batteries-included, static binary with no dependencies, and you can download and use it right now.
+of modern terminals. It comes as one single batteries-included binary with no dependencies, and you can download and use it right now.
As the name indicates, micro aims to be somewhat of a successor to the nano editor by being easy to install and use in a pinch, but micro also aims to be
enjoyable to use full time, whether you work in the terminal because you prefer it (like me), or because you need to (over ssh).
![Screenshot](./assets/micro-solarized.png)
-To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing all of the default colorschemes, see [here](http://zbyedidia.webfactional.com/micro/screenshots.html).
+To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing some of the default colorschemes, see [here](http://zbyedidia.webfactional.com/micro/screenshots.html).
You can also check out the website for Micro at https://micro-editor.github.io.
* Colorscheme support
* By default, micro comes with 16, 256, and true color themes.
* True color support (set the `MICRO_TRUECOLOR` environment variable to 1 to enable it)
-* Copy and paste with the system clipboard
+* Copy and paste with the system clipboard (requires xclip/xsel on Linux)
+* Built-in diff gutter
+* Simple autocompletion
* Small and simple
* Easily configurable
* Macros
If you are using the default Ubuntu terminal, to enable 256 make sure your `TERM` variable is set
to `xterm-256color`.
-Many of the Windows terminals don't support more than 16 colors, which means
+Many older Windows terminals don't support more than 16 colors, which means
that micro's default colorscheme won't look very good. You can either set
the colorscheme to `simple`, or download a better terminal emulator, like
-mintty.
+mintty. However, if you are on a recent version of Windows 10, the default
+`cmd.exe` should do fine.
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