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mcedit is a TUI (terminal user interface) text editor included with the venerable TUI dual-pane file mananger from GNU. The mcedit executable is just a symlink to mc that runs the internal editor and opens files specified as arguments on the command line. The editor is based on the terminal version of cooledit, an early standalone editor for the X Window System.
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PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows
LicenseGPLv3
Auto CompleteNo
Multi Language SupportYes
Bracket MatchingYes
Collaborative editingNo
Column selectionNo
Cross PlatformYes
Source Control IntegrationNo
Initial ReleaseMay 1994
Latest ReleaseMarch 27, 2022
RefactoringNo
Interactive DebuggerNo
Go to DefinitionNo
Interactive ShellYes
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Pro Ctrl+O hides the window so you can reference the terminal history from before you invoked it
I hate opening a text editor confident that I have the information I need to type in safely in my grey matter's working stack, only to abruptly realize I don't even remember why I opened the editor to begin with. Ctrl+O is my best friend, upgrades to savior if you're tired/inebriated..
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mcedit (Midnight Commander)
Recommended 5 years ago
How can you not love this app to pieces? As I write this (summer 2019) it just celebrated its 25th birthday and is still under active development with new versions hitting my package manager every couple months or so. mcedit was the first terminal text editor that I could confidently advise a novice user to...
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Part of the Midnight Commander installationPro
Ctrl+O hides the window so you can reference the terminal history from before you invoked itmcedit (Midnight Commander)
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