facsimile - Terminal Text Editor

facsimile is a terminal text editor written in modern Fortran featuring VSCode-style keybindings. It provides a familiar editing experience for developers who appreciate the power of keyboard shortcuts combined with the efficiency of terminal-based workflows. Built with a gap buffer architecture and implemented in pure Fortran with ANSI escape sequences.

📦 Installation Options

🎯 RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma/Fedora

🚀 RPM Install

# Add repository
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repos.musicsian.com/musicsian.repo

# Install package
sudo dnf install facsimile

# Start editing
fac myfile.txt

📂 Browse Files ⬇️ Download .repo 📦 Direct RPM

✨ Key Features

⌨️ VSCode-Style Keybindings

Familiar keyboard shortcuts including Ctrl+C/V/X for clipboard, Ctrl+D for multi-cursor, Ctrl+S to save, and many more.

🎯 Multiple Cursors

Select next match with Ctrl+D or add cursors with Alt+Click for powerful multi-location editing.

📋 System Clipboard

Full clipboard integration with copy, cut, and paste operations that work seamlessly with your system.

🚀 Pure Fortran

Written in modern Fortran with gap buffer text storage for efficient editing performance.

🎬 Usage Examples

Basic Usage:
  # Edit a file
  fac filename.txt

  # Create a new file
  fac newfile.md

  # Alternatively use the full name
  facsimile mycode.f90

Essential Keybindings:
  Navigation:
    - Arrow keys: Move cursor
    - Ctrl+A / Home: Start of line
    - Ctrl+E / End: End of line
    - Alt+Left/Right: Word jump
    - PageUp/PageDown: Page scroll

  Editing:
    - Ctrl+C: Copy
    - Ctrl+X: Cut
    - Ctrl+V: Paste
    - Ctrl+D: Select next match
    - Alt+Up/Down: Move line
    - Alt+Shift+Up/Down: Duplicate line

  File Operations:
    - Ctrl+S: Save
    - Ctrl+Q: Quit
    - Ctrl+?: Show help

💡 Why facsimile?

A terminal editor that doesn't force you to learn new shortcuts:
✓ VSCode keybindings you already know
✓ Runs in the terminal for SSH sessions
✓ Multiple cursor support for batch editing
✓ System clipboard integration
✓ Written in Fortran for fun and learning
✓ Gap buffer implementation for efficiency

🔧 Requirements

System Requirements:
- Linux x86_64 (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma/Fedora 9+)
- Terminal with ANSI escape sequence support
- Mouse support recommended (for Alt+Click cursors)

Dependencies:
- libgfortran5
- Standard C library (glibc)

🔗 Links

📚 GitHub Repository ⚙️ .repo File 🔑 GPG Key

📜 License

facsimile is released under the MIT License. See the GitHub repository for full license details.

📝 facsimile - Terminal Text Editor