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hx command: Helix, a post-modern text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing <i> enters insert mode. <Esc> enters normal mode, which enables the use of Helix commands. More information: <https://manned.org/man/debian-forky/hx>.Solution
hx — Helix, a post-modern text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing <i> enters insert mode. <Esc> enters normal mode, which enables the use of Helix commands. More information: <https://manned.org/man/debian-forky/hx>.Open a file:
hx {{path/to/file}}Open files and show them one next each other:
hx --vsplit {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}Show the tutorial to learn Helix (or access it within Helix by pressing
<Esc> and typing <:>tutor<Enter>):hx --tutorChange the Helix theme:
<:>theme {{theme_name}}Save and Quit:
<:>wq<Enter>Force-quit without saving:
<:>q!<Enter>Undo the last operation:
<u>Search for a pattern in the file (press
<n>/<N> to go to next/previous match):</>{{search_pattern}}<Enter>Code Snippets
Open a file
hx {{path/to/file}}Open files and show them one next each other
hx --vsplit {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}Show the tutorial to learn Helix (or access it within Helix by pressing `<Esc>` and typing `<:>tutor<Enter>`)
hx --tutorChange the Helix theme
<:>theme {{theme_name}}Save and Quit
<:>wq<Enter>Context
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