Linux CLI Text Editor - Micro

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Micro CLI Text Editor

For simplicity I use micro and create a symlink as mi to use like vi.

Installation

sudo apt install micro

Usage

Function Command
Open a File in Micro micro [FILENAME]
To List Available Plug-Ins micro -plugin available
To Install a Plug-In micro -plugin install [PLUGIN]
To Remove a Plug-In micro -plugin remove [PLUGIN]
To Execute a Command inside Micro Ctrl + E
To Split open a file Horizontally through command hsplit [FILENAME]
To Split open a file Vertically through command vsplit [FILENAME]
To get Help inside Micro Editor Ctrl + G
To Save a File Ctrl + S
To Copy Text Inside Micro Ctrl + C
To Paste Text Inside Micro Ctrl + V
To Close Micro Editor Ctrl + Q
To Move Through Available Commands TAB (Shift + Tab for reverse direction)

Creating a shortcut as mi

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/micro /usr/bin/mi