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Build instructions for ubuntu 23.10

  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt install libncursesw6 pkg-config
  • git clone https://github.com/D-Chandrahas/giga-text-editor
  • cd giga-text-editor/src
  • g++ -O3 *.cpp -o ../bin/giga $(pkg-config ncursesw --cflags --libs)
  • cd ../bin
  • you can find the compiled binary in giga-text-editor/bin
  • (optional) make it globally accesible with sudo cp giga /usr/local/bin/

Usage

giga [filepath]

filepath: optional, if not provided, opens a new file

Examples

giga ~/Desktop/notes.txt
giga /home/user/Desktop/notes.txt

Interface

The editor looks like this in the default ubuntu terminal:

main-interface

The options area changes based on the selected option and state of the editor.

Examples

options_area_1

options_area_2

options_area_3

The text overflow indicators are shown when a line is too long to fit in the screen and must be scrolled horizontally to view the entire line.

Options

  • Ctrl + W : Write Out - Write the contents of the editor to a file. If the file does not exist, it will be created. If the file exists, it will be overwritten.

  • Ctrl + X : Exit - Exit the editor. No prompt to save changes is given. Unsaved changes will be lost.

  • Ctrl + O : Open File - Open a file in the editor. If the file does not exist, error message is shown. Any unsaved changes will be lost.

  • Ctrl + G : Go To Line - Go to a specific line number in the editor.

  • Ctrl + C : Cancel - Cancel the current operation. Option is only displayed when available.

  • Enter : Continue - Continue after a successful operation. Option is only displayed when available.