tx

A lightweight modal text editor written in C, inspired by the Kilo text editor tutorial and built with Vim-like keybindings.

Building

git clone https://github.com/BitsBob/tx.git
cd tx
make
sudo cp build/tx /usr/local/bin/

Configuration

tx reads ~/.txrc on startup. Example config:

set tabstop               4
set syntax                true
set line_numbers          true
set status_fortune        true
set search_highlight      true
set search_sensitive      false

Keybindings

Normal Mode

Key	Action
i	Enter insert mode
v	Enter visual mode
h j k l	Move cursor
gg / G	Jump to top / bottom
dd	Delete line
dw	Delete word
yy	Yank (copy) line
p	Paste
x	Delete character under cursor
cc	Change line
cw	Change word
u	Undo
Ctrl+r	Redo
/	Search
:	Enter command mode

Insert Mode

Key	Action
Esc	Return to normal mode
Ctrl+s	Save
({['"	Auto-close bracket/quote

Visual Mode

Key	Action
y	Yank selection
d	Delete selection
Esc	Return to normal mode

Command Mode

Command	Action
:w	Save current buffer
:q	Close buffer (exit if last)
:q!	Force close buffer (exit if last)
:wq	Save and close
:e filename	Open file in new buffer
:bn	Next buffer
:bp	Previous buffer
:bd	Close current buffer (blocks if unsaved)
:bd!	Force close current buffer
:ls	List open buffers in status bar
:f / :find	Search

Syntax Highlighting

Supported languages:

• C / C++
• Python
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Rust
• Go
• Shell
• Makefile

Roadmap

• Syntax highlighting
• Delete shortcuts
• Yank / paste
• Undo / redo
• Auto-close brackets
• Multiple buffers
• Window resize handling
• Line numbers
• Relative line numbers
• Dot operator (. to repeat last action)
• Visual block mode (Ctrl+v)
• Pipe visual selection to shell command
• Multi-line insert
• Jump to matching bracket (%)
• Word motions (w, b, e)
• Repeat count prefix (5j, 3dd)
• Mouse support

License

MIT