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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 capabilities
of modern terminals. It comes as a single, batteries-included, static binary with no dependencies; you can download and use it right now!
![Screenshot](./assets/micro-solarized.png)
-To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing some of the default color schemes, see [here](http://zbyedidia.webfactional.com/micro/screenshots.html).
+To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing some of the default color schemes, see [here](https://micro-editor.github.io).
You can also check out the website for Micro at https://micro-editor.github.io.
- [macOS terminal](#macos-terminal)
- [Linux clipboard support](#linux-clipboard-support)
- [Colors and syntax highlighting](#colors-and-syntax-highlighting)
- - [Plan9, Cygwin, Mingw](#plan9-cygwin-mingw)
+ - [Cygwin, Mingw, Plan9](#cygwin-mingw-plan9)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Documentation and Help](#documentation-and-help)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
Use `micro -version` to get the version information after installing. It is only guaranteed that you are installing the most recent
stable version if you install from the prebuilt binaries, Homebrew, or Snap.
+A desktop entry file and man page can be found in the [assets/packaging](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/tree/master/assets/packaging) directory.
+
### Prebuilt binaries
All you need to install micro is one file, the binary itself. It's as simple as that!
curl https://getmic.ro | bash
```
-The script will place the micro binary in the current directory. See its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro) for more information.
+The script will place the micro binary in the current directory. From there, you can move it to a directory on your path of your choosing (e.g. `sudo mv micro /usr/bin`). See its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro) for more information.
+
+To uninstall micro, simply remove the binary, and the configuration directory at `~/.config/micro`.
### Package managers
for other operating systems. These packages are not guaranteed to be up-to-date.
* Linux: Available in distro-specific package managers.
- * `apt install micro` (Ubuntu 20.04 `focal`, and Debian `unstable | testing | buster-backports`).
+ * `apt install micro` (Ubuntu 20.04 `focal`, and Debian `unstable | testing | buster-backports`). At the moment, this package (2.0.1-1) is outdated and has a known bug where debug mode is enabled.
* `dnf install micro` (Fedora).
- * `yay -S micro` (Arch Linux).
+ * `pacman -S micro` (Arch Linux).
+ * `eopkg install micro` (Solus).
* See [wiki](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/wiki/Installing-Micro) for details about CRUX, Termux.
* Windows: [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) and [Scoop](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop).
* `choco install micro`.