diakonos(1) a customizable, usable console-based text editor

SYNOPSIS

diakonos [files]

Basic Commands

Following are some of the most common commands and their default key bindings. Not all commands are listed here. For a comprehensive listing, see the configuration file.

Movement

Arrow keys Cursor movement

Home,  End
Move cursor to beginning or end of current line
Page  Up,  Page  Down
Pitch buffer view by one screenful of text
Alt-Up,  Alt-Down
Scroll up, down

Editor Control

Ctrl-Q Quit

F1
List key bindings
F12
Edit user's configuration file
Alt-M
Start/stop macro recording
F4
Play macro
F6
Repeat last command

File/Buffer Control

Ctrl-O Open a file

Ctrl-S
Save current buffer
Alt-S
Save current buffer to specific filename
Ctrl-W
Close current buffer
Ctrl-N
Create new empty buffer
Alt-Shift-T
Specify buffer content type
Alt-1  to  Alt-9
Switch among first 9 buffers
Alt-minus,  Alt-=
Switch buffers
Ctrl-Z
Undo
Ctrl-Y
Redo

Clipboard

Ctrl-space Anchor selection (like emacs)

Ctrl-C
Copy selection to clipboard
Ctrl-X
Copy selection to clipboard and delete (i.e. cut)
Ctrl-V
Paste clipboard text
Alt-U
Unselect (stop selecting)
Ctrl-K
Cut current line (can collect multiple lines)

Searching

Ctrl-F Find

Ctrl-Alt-F
Find upwards
F3
Find again
Shift-F3
Find again upwards
Ctrl-R
Search and replace
Ctrl-Alt-U
Clear match highlight

AUTHOR

Diakonos is by Pistos Christou

This package is maintained by Ralph Amissah