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# Helix
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[](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/actions)
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A kakoune / neovim inspired editor, written in Rust.
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The editing model is very heavily based on kakoune; during development I found
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myself agreeing with most of kakoune's design decisions.
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For more information, see the [website](https://helix-editor.com) or
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[documentation](https://docs.helix-editor.com/).
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All shortcuts/keymaps can be found [in the documentation on the website](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html).
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[Troubleshooting](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Troubleshooting)
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# Features
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- Vim-like modal editing
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- Multiple selections
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- Built-in language server support
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- Smart, incremental syntax highlighting and code editing via tree-sitter
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It's a terminal-based editor first, but I'd like to explore a custom renderer
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(similar to emacs) in wgpu or skulpin.
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Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check
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`runtime/queries/<lang>/` for `indents.toml`.
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# Installation
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We provide packaging for various distributions, but here's a quick method to
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build from source.
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```
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git clone --recurse-submodules --shallow-submodules -j8 https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
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cd helix
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cargo install --path helix-term
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```
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This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin`.
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Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
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config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS). This location can be overriden
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via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
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Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper
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that sets the variable to the install dir.
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> NOTE: running via cargo also doesn't require setting explicit `HELIX_RUNTIME` path, it will automatically
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> detect the `runtime` directory in the project root.
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[](https://repology.org/project/helix/versions)
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## MacOS
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Helix can be installed on MacOS through homebrew via:
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```
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brew tap helix-editor/helix
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brew install helix
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```
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# Contributing
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Contributors are very welcome! **No contribution is too small and all contributions are valued.**
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Some suggestions to get started:
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- You can look at the [good first issue](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/labels/E-easy) label on the issue tracker.
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- Help with packaging on various distributions needed!
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- To use print debugging to the [Helix log file](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/FAQ#access-the-log-file), you must:
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* Print using `log::info!`, `warn!`, or `error!`. (`log::info!("helix!")`)
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* Pass the appropriate verbosity level option for the desired log level. (`hx -v <file>` for info, more `v`s for higher severity inclusive)
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- If your preferred language is missing, integrating a tree-sitter grammar for
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it and defining syntax highlight queries for it is straight forward and
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doesn't require much knowledge of the internals.
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We provide an [architecture.md](./docs/architecture.md) that should give you
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a good overview of the internals.
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# Getting help
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Your question might already be answered on the [FAQ](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/FAQ).
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Discuss the project on the community [Matrix Space](https://matrix.to/#/#helix-community:matrix.org) (make sure to join `#helix-editor:matrix.org` if you're on a client that doesn't support Matrix Spaces yet).
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