X-Git-Url: https://git.lizzy.rs/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=862dd2fe84eed9144c239e00c98d8ffd6f8ac38f;hb=ade0e9dd39e6859a191d5b1a7061622fe5b57a01;hp=abc339542a67764c8a8ee9be66bcabde56430807;hpb=486279e1d16402b63ced9304505a76aa76954934;p=micro.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index abc33954..862dd2fe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/zyedidia/micro)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/zyedidia/micro) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro](https://badges.gitter.im/zyedidia/micro.svg)](https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/blob/master/LICENSE) +[![Snap Status](https://build.snapcraft.io/badge/zyedidia/micro.svg)](https://build.snapcraft.io/user/zyedidia/micro) 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. @@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ Here is a picture of micro editing its source code. To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing all 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. + # Features * Easy to use and to install * No dependencies or external files are needed -- just the binary you can download further down the page +* Multiple cursors * Common keybindings (ctrl-s, ctrl-c, ctrl-v, ctrl-z...) * Keybindings can be rebound to your liking * Sane defaults @@ -31,24 +35,28 @@ To see more screenshots of micro, showcasing all of the default colorschemes, se * Cross platform (It should work on all the platforms Go runs on) * Note that while Windows is supported, there are still some bugs that need to be worked out * Plugin system (plugins are written in Lua) + * Micro has a built-in plugin manager to automatically install, remove, and update all your plugins * Persistent undo * Automatic linting and error notifications -* Syntax highlighting (for over [75 languages](runtime/syntax)!) +* Syntax highlighting (for over [90 languages](runtime/syntax)!) * Colorscheme support * By default, micro comes with 16, 256, and true color themes. * True color support (set the `MICRO_TRUECOLOR` env variable to 1 to enable it) +* Snippets + * The snippet plugin can be installed with `> plugin install snippets` * Copy and paste with the system clipboard * Small and simple * Easily configurable -* Common editor things such as undo/redo, line numbers, unicode support... +* Macros +* Common editor things such as undo/redo, line numbers, Unicode support, softwrap... -Although not yet implemented, I hope to add more features such as autocompletion ([#174](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/174)), and multiple cursors ([#5](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/5) in the future. +Although not yet implemented, I hope to add more features such as autocompletion ([#174](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/174)) or a tree view ([#249](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/249)) in the future. # Installation To install micro, you can download a [prebuilt binary](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases), or you can build it from source. -If you want more information about ways to install micro, see this [wiki page](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/wiki/Installing-Micro) +If you want more information about ways to install micro, see this [wiki page](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/wiki/Installing-Micro). ### Prebuilt binaries @@ -61,19 +69,57 @@ and you'll see all the stable releases with the corresponding binaries. If you'd like to see more information after installing micro, run `micro -version`. +### Package Managers + +You can install micro using Homebrew on Mac: + +``` +brew install micro +``` + +On Windows, you can install micro through [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) or [Scoop](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop): + +``` +choco install micro +``` + +or + +``` +scoop install micro +``` + +On Linux, you can install micro through [snap](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install) + +``` +snap install micro --classic +``` + ### Building from source -If your operating system does not have binary, but does run Go, you can build from source. +If your operating system does not have a binary release, but does run Go, you can build from source. -Make sure that you have Go version 1.5 or greater (Go 1.4 will work if your version supports CGO). +Make sure that you have Go version 1.5 or greater (Go 1.4 will work if your version supports CGO) and that your `GOPATH` env variable is set (I recommand setting it to `~/go` if you don't have one). -```sh -go get -u github.com/zyedidia/micro/... +``` +go get -d github.com/zyedidia/micro/cmd/micro +cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zyedidia/micro +make install ``` +The binary will then be installed to `$GOPATH/bin` (or your `$GOBIN`). + +Please make sure that when you are working with micro's code, you are working on your `GOPATH`. + +You can install directly with `go get` (`go get -u github.com/zyedidia/micro/cmd/micro`) but this isn't recommended because it doesn't build micro with version information which is useful for the plugin manager. + +### MacOS terminal + +If you are using MacOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) instead of the default Mac terminal. The iTerm2 terminal has much better mouse support as well as better handling of key events. For best keybinding behavior, choose `xterm defaults` under `Preferences->Profiles->Keys->Load Preset`. The newest versions also support true color. + ### Linux clipboard support -On Linux, clipboard support requires 'xclip' or 'xsel' command to be installed. +On Linux, clipboard support requires the 'xclip' or 'xsel' commands to be installed. For Ubuntu: @@ -87,9 +133,9 @@ If you don't have xclip or xsel, micro will use an internal clipboard for copy a If you open micro and it doesn't seem like syntax highlighting is working, this is probably because you are using a terminal which does not support 256 color. Try changing the colorscheme to `simple` -by running `> set colorscheme simple`. +by pressing CtrlE in micro and typing `set colorscheme simple`. -If you are using the default ubuntu terminal, to enable 256 make sure your `TERM` variable is set +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 @@ -97,11 +143,11 @@ 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. -### Plan9, NaCl, Cygwin +### Plan9, Cygwin Please note that micro uses the amazing [tcell library](https://github.com/gdamore/tcell), but this means that micro is restricted to the platforms tcell supports. As a result, micro does not support -Plan9, NaCl, and Cygwin (although this may change in the future). +Plan9, and Cygwin (although this may change in the future). Micro also doesn't support NaCl (but NaCl is deprecated anyways). # Usage @@ -121,7 +167,7 @@ click to enable line selection. # Documentation and Help -Micro has a built-in help system which you can access by pressing `CtrlE` and typing `help`. Additionally, you can +Micro has a built-in help system which you can access by pressing `Ctrl-E` and typing `help`. Additionally, you can view the help files here: * [main help](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/tree/master/runtime/help/help.md) @@ -138,4 +184,7 @@ a brief introduction to the more powerful configuration features micro offers. If you find any bugs, please report them! I am also happy to accept pull requests from anyone. -You can use the Github issue tracker to report bugs, ask questions, or suggest new features. +You can use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues) +to report bugs, ask questions, or suggest new features. + +For a more informal setting to discuss the editor, you can join the [Gitter chat](https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro).