ekilo - Enhanced Kilo

eKilo is a lightweight terminal text editor based on the original kilo editor with enhanced functions. Its peculiarity is that it can run on any hardware, maintaining a high-performance and useful style. It installs in a minute, if you want to take a look I would be happy, having found a utility myself. Any advice is highly appreciated.

Key Features

• Syntax highlighting: C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, PHP, Ruby, Swift, SQL, Rust, Dart
• Improved terminal resizing
• Clean screen exit
• Autocompletion
• Improved key combinations
• No external dependencies

Installation (Linux)

git clone https://github.com/antonio-foti/ekilo.git
cd ekilo
make
sudo cp ekilo /usr/local/bin/

Uninstallation (Linux)

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/ekilo

Usage

ekilo filename.ext

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl-S: Save file
• Ctrl-Q: Quit (press 3 times for unsaved files)
• Ctrl-F: Search
• Ctrl-H: Delete entire line
• Arrows: Navigation

Troubleshooting

If window size is incorrect:

• Press Ctrl-L to refresh
• Resize terminal slowly
• Use supported terminals (xterm, gnome-terminal, etc)

Note: Compilation warnings about string truncation can be safely ignored

License: BSD 3-Clause (based on original kilo license)

Acknowledgements: Original kilo by Salvatore Sanfilippo (antirez)