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Why use kri?

1. Built for speed (see benchmarks)
   spoiler: by far the fastest
2. The interface is nice and easy to use
3. Simple and easy to understand code encourages contributions

What are the use cases for kri?
Kri was never built to replace your IDE, these are far more complex (and slow). It was designed as a simple text editor for simple editing tasks such as editing a config file, or a small code change. One use case would be editing a file in a headless server or an embedded device where storage is precious and there is no space for complexity. Kri is configured at compile time to avoid putting unnecessary parts (like syntax highlighting) in the binary. When compiled with minimum components, it can be as little as 35 kilobytes (ed is 62kB, nano 283kB, vim.tiny 1.8MB).

Do you need anything else? Open a discussion.

Installation Instructions

Build from source

Install required dependencies

Debian: apt install libncurses-dev make gcc git
Arch: pacman -S ncurses make gcc git
Fedora: dnf install ncurses-devel make gcc git

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/ikozyris/kri.git
cd kri

Build and Install

make build
sudo make install

The binary is installed by default on /usr/bin, but it is configurable in the (see PATHT variable in the Makefile)

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There is a also an AUR package which is prefered for automatic updates.

Usage

kri file -ro Open file in read-only mode
kri file Open file
kri Just start, will ask for filename on save

Keybindings

Save:			Ctrl-S
Exit:			Ctrl-X
Go to start of line:	Ctrl-A
Go to end of line:	Ctrl-E
Built-in terminal:	Alt-C
Delete line:		Ctrl-K
Open other file:	Alt-R
Previous/Next word	Shift + Left/Right arrow
Show debbuging info:	Alt-I (also command stats in built-in terminal)

Built-in terminal commands

scroll		Scroll to line
suspend	Suspend and wait for signal
find		Find string, takes 2 parameters, can be combined
	 	2 other prompts follow asking for old and new string
		  find <str> \n \n -> highlight on all lines
		  find <str> \n 0-10 c -> count on lines [0-10]
replace 	Replace string, 2 parameters from, to (default 0, max)
		  replace \n <str1> \n <str2> -> replace all str1 with str2
		  replace 0 20 \n <str1> \n <str2> \n -> in range [0,20]
		  replace_thi \n <str1> \n <str> -> only in current line
help		List commands

images

main.cpp on kri


headers/gapbuffer.hpp