Micro

Micro is a terminal text editor that sits between nano and vim. If you find nano too limited but vim too steep a learning curve, micro might be what you need.

My current nvim configuration can be found in my dotfiles on github.

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Installation

sudo apt install micro

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Plugins

Micro works well out of the box, but plugins add useful features:

micro -plugin install gotham-colors
micro -plugin install filemanager
micro -plugin install wc

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Key features

Familiar keybindings: Ctrl-S to save, Ctrl-Q to quit. Works like most GUI editors.

Command line: Ctrl-E opens the command prompt with tab completion.

Mouse support: Can use mouse or disable it.

Simple to use: No modal editing to learn.

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Common commands

Use Ctrl-E then type:

> set colorscheme gotham
> set softwrap on
> set autosave 120 (autosaves every 120 second)
> wc (for word counter)
> tree (for filemanager)
> vsplit ~/.bashrc (to open a second file)
> replaceall alt super (replaces all 'alt' with 'super')

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Limitations

• Plugin ecosystem is smaller than vim
• Filemanager plugin needs work
• No color preview plugin

Consider using lf or ranger for file navigation alongside micro.