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Problem

How to use the 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 --tutor


Change 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 --tutor

Change the Helix theme

<:>theme {{theme_name}}

Save and Quit

<:>wq<Enter>

Context

tldr-pages: common/hx

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