kak

Kakoune is a mode-based code editor implementing the "multiple selections" paradigm. Data can be selected and simultaneously edited in different locations, using multiple selections; users can also connect to the same session for collaborative editing. More information: <https://kakoune.org>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/kak.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install kakoune
Ubuntu
apt-get install kakoune
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S kakoune
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install kakoune
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kakoune
OS X
brew install kakoune
Raspbian
apt-get install kakoune

Kakoune is a mode-based code editor implementing the "multiple selections" paradigm. Data can be selected and simultaneously edited in different locations, using multiple selections; users can also connect to the same session for collaborative editing. More information: <https://kakoune.org>.

  • Open a file and enter normal mode, to execute commands:
    kak path/to/file
  • Enter insert mode from normal mode, to write text into the file:
    i
  • Escape insert mode, to go back to normal mode:
    <Esc>
  • Replace all instances of "foo" in the current file with "bar":
    %sfoo<Enter>cbar<Esc>
  • Unselect all secondary selections, and keep only the main one:
    <Space>
  • Search for numbers and select the first two:
    /\d+<Enter>N
  • Insert the contents of a file:
    !cat path/to/file<Enter>
  • Save the current file:
    :w<Enter>

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