A lightweight, vim-like modal terminal text editor written in Rust using Ratatui.

• Modal Editing: Vi-inspired dual-mode editing system
• File Operations: Create, open, and save files
• Smart Cursor Movement: Navigate efficiently through text
• Command Line Integration: Open files directly from terminal
• Auto-scrolling: Smooth horizontal and vertical scrolling when cursor moves beyond visible area
• Line Management: Automatic line creation, deletion, and merging
• Backspace Handling: Intelligent line merging and deletion
• Visual Feedback: Clear indication of current mode and file status
• Line Deletion: Delete entire lines in normal mode
• Find Mode: Search in the file.
• Undo/Redo: History management for editing operations.

• i - Enter editing mode
• s - Save current file
• o - Open/reload file (reloads content from the originally opened file)
• d - Delete current line
• q - Quit editor
• Arrow keys - Move cursor
• Home - Move to beginning of line
• End - Move to end of line

• ESC - Return to normal mode
• Enter - Create new line
• Backspace - Delete character or merge lines intelligently
• Arrow keys - Move cursor
• Home - Move to beginning of line
• End - Move to end of line
• Any printable character - Insert at cursor position

• ESC - Return to normal mode
• Arrow keys - Move cursor
• Any printable character - Search in the file

Make sure you have Rust installed, then:

git clone https://github.com/0l3d/edfi.git
cd edfi
cargo build --release

./target/release/edfi

This creates a file called "new_file" by default.

./target/release/edfi filename.txt

./target/release/edfi newfile.txt

ffetch configuration with EDFI

• Rhai Script Support: Extend editor functionality with Rhai scripting
• Enhanced Syntax Highlighting: Support for more programming languages
• Multiple File Support: Work with multiple files simultaneously
• Configuration System: Customizable key bindings and settings

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Created by 0l3d