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Using tsu

Modes

tsu is a modal text editor, meaning that there are different modes of operation in which certain tasks or actions may be executed. These are the available modes:

  • Normal: The default mode wherein the user can move around the buffer and execute edit commands.
  • Command: Enables the user to execute built-in commands such as quit or write.
  • Insert: Allows the user to input text into the current buffer.

Buffers

Buffers are representations of the contents of a file which allow the user to input and manipulate said contents. As of tsu v0.1.0, only one buffer per application session is supported. In the future, tsu will have support for multiple buffers per session.

Motions

A "motion" is a command that is usually comprised of some combination of keypresses that executes a corresponding action, such as moving the cursor or modifying text in the current buffer. The default keybinds for motions are configurable. See Keymap for the default key mapping as well as the list of configurable actions.