For this project I will be using termbox-go, a minimalistic API for text-based user interfaces.

My objective is to create a simple terminal based text editor, like vi, with the base functionality

Index:

• Installation
• Supported commands

To start using this editor, first thing you need is to install Go -> golang's official site.

Once Go is installed, go to your terminal clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/AlejandroSuero/GoEdit

Note: If you don't have git installed, go to -> git's official site or select at the top where it is a green button that says "Code ▼" and next "Download ZIP".

Next, go into the directory where you have it cloned.

# This will initialize the project
go init goedit

# This will download the dependencies
go mod tidy

Finally, you can build the project and start using it.

# For UNIX users
go build -o goedit editor.go
./goedit <path-to-the-file-or-leave-it-empty-for-a-welcome-message>

# For Windows users
go build -o goedit.exe editor.go
.\goedit.exe <path-to-the-file-or-leave-it-empty-for-a-welcome-message>

For now, check the commands and GoEdit those files 🫡

These are the commands which are currently supported.

Note: Commands are case sensitive