vi-editor 0.1.1

A simple Tkinter based VI editor

VI Editor

A simple VI editor using Tkinter

Table of Contents

• About
• How to Run
• Documentation
• License
• Feedback and Contributions

About

This is a desktop application on the popular Linux text editor VI. It is written in python using the Tkinter module. It is a clone containing a fraction of the commands in the original version

How to Run

You can run the editor in two ways:-

Option 1: Install package from PyPI (pip)

  # Install package with pip
  pip install vi_editor
  
  # Run directly from terminal
  vi_editor

Or run from a python file.

  from vi_editor import run
  run()

Option 2: Build from source (GitHub)

• First you need Python interpreter. You can install from Install Python
• Run the following commands

    # Open a terminal (Command Prompt or PowerShell for Windows, Terminal for macOS or Linux)

    # Ensure git is installed on your system
    git clone https://github.com/AdityaKK0407/vi_editor.git

    # Navigate to project directory
    cd vi_editor

• Alternatively you can download the project from GitHub and save it in a directory of your choice.

  python main.py

Documentation

Insert Mode

• i - Insert at cursor
• a - Insert after cursor
• A - Insert at end of line
• o - Insert at next line

Command Mode

• dd - Delete a single line
• ndd - Delete n lines
• C - Delete line from cursor and enter insert mode
• D - Delete line from cursor
• x - Delete a single character
• r - Replace single character
• R - Replace continuously
• s - Substitute single character (enter insert mode)
• S - Substitute entire line (enter insert mode)
• cw - Change word
• dw - Delete word
• cc - Change entire line

Miscellaneous

• yy - Yank line
• p - Put line
• u - Undo
• w - Move to beginning of word
• b - Move to end of word
• 0 - Move to beginning of line
• $ - Move to end of line
• h - Move left
• j - Move down
• k - Move up
• l - Move right

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

Feedback and Contributions

I’ve worked to include all the essential features and make the text editor as proper as possible.
If you spot bugs, have suggestions for improvements, or want to request new features, please share your feedback.

You can contribute by opening an issue or joining the discussions.
Your support is greatly appreciated, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.