Command: micro

Edit a text file.

micro ~/playground/micro-note.txt

Save before quitting. After editing, use cat to prove what the file contains.

Essential Keys

• Save: Ctrl-S
• Quit: Ctrl-Q
• Cut line: Ctrl-K
• Paste line: Ctrl-U
• Find text: Ctrl-F

Safe Workflow

1. Run pwd if you are unsure where you are.
2. Open the exact path with micro path/to/file.
3. Save with Ctrl-S.
4. Quit with Ctrl-Q.
5. Prove the file with cat path/to/file.

Common Failures

• File opens empty: you may have opened a new path. Quit, run ls on the parent directory, and reopen the intended file.
• Cannot save: check whether the directory exists and whether you own the file.
• Terminal looks strange after quitting: run clear.
• Edited generated HTML instead of Markdown source: reopen the matching file under ~/src/pages/, edit source, then run build-website.

Docs Pointers

• Run tldr micro.
• Read micro editor documentation.