vite (Visual Text Editor)

vite is a lightweight and efficient vi-style text editor implemented in C. It is designed to run on various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Main Features

vite provides a variety of essential features for text editing.

• Text Editing: Supports real-time character input and modification, along with basic editing functions like newlines and backspace.

• Fast Cursor Movement: Allows for rapid cursor navigation within the document using the arrow keys, Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down.

• File Management: Create a new file by running vite from the command line, or open an existing file using the vite [filename] format.

• String Search: Use Ctrl + F to search for specific strings within the document. Found matches are highlighted, and you can navigate between them using the arrow keys.

• Status Bar: Displays useful information at the bottom of the editor, such as the current filename, total line count, and cursor position.

• Message Bar: Provides help text for major functions like saving, searching, and quitting.

Build

Since a makefile is provided, you can easily build the project in an environment with a C compiler and make installed using the command below.

make

Usage

• Create a new file

./vite

• Open an existing file

./vite <filename>

Key Shortcuts

Key	Function
Ctrl + S	Saves the current document.
Ctrl + Q	Quits the editor. (If there are unsaved changes, press twice.)
Ctrl + F	Activates the string search feature.
Arrow Keys	Moves the cursor up, down, left, or right.
Home / End	Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line.
Page Up / Page Down	Moves the cursor by a full page.