Mini - A tiny terminal (curses) text editor.

A tiny terminal-based text editor written in Python using curses.

Install (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y python3 libncursesw6 ncurses-base

Run

python3 mini.py file.txt

Or install system-wide:

sudo install -m 0755 mini.py /usr/local/bin/mini
mini file.txt

Keys

• Ctrl+O — Save (WriteOut)
• Ctrl+X — Exit
• Ctrl+F — Find
• Ctrl+G — Go to line
• Ctrl+L — Redraw
• Arrows / PgUp / PgDn — Move
• Enter / Backspace / Delete — Edit

Status Bar

Shows:

• Filename
• Last modified time
• Cursor location (line, column)