NAME

SYNOPSIS

OPTIONS

-c command

Run command, after reading the rc file and opening any file arguments. See dterc(5) for available commands.

-t ctag

Jump to source location of ctag. Requires tags file generated by ctags(1).

-r rcfile

Read configuration from rcfile instead of ~/.dte/rc.

-s file

Load file as a dte-syntax(5) file and exit. Any errors encountered are printed to stderr(3) and the exit status is set appropriately.

-b rcname

Dump the contents of the built-in rc or syntax file named rcname and exit.

-B

Print a list of all built-in config names that can be used with the -b option and exit.

-H

Don't load history files at startup or save history files on exit (see FILES section below). History features will work as usual but will be in-memory only and not persisted to the filesystem.

-R

Don't read the rc file.

-K

Start in a special mode that continuously reads input and prints the name and numeric code of each pressed key.

-h

Display the help summary and exit.

-V

Display the version number and exit.

BASIC USAGE

S-up, S-down, S-left, S-right

Move cursor and select characters

C-S-left, C-S-right

Move cursor and select whole words

C-S-up, C-S-down

Move cursor and select whole lines

^C

Copy current line or selection

^X

Cut current line or selection

^V

Paste

^Z

Undo

^Y

Redo

M-x

Enter command mode

^F

Enter search mode

F3

Search next

F4

Search previous

^T

Open new tab

M-N

Activate Nth tab

^W

Close tab

^S

Save file

^Q

Quit

COMMAND MODE

The default key bindings for command mode are:

up, down

Browse previous command history.

tab

Auto-complete current command or argument

^A

Go to beginning of command line

^B

Move left

^C

Exit command mode

^D

Delete

^E

Go to end of command line

^F

Move right

^K

Delete to end of command line

^U

Delete to beginning of command line

^W

Erase word

Esc

Exit command mode

SEARCH MODE

The key bindings for search mode are mostly the same as in command mode, plus these additional keys:

M-c

Toggle case sensitive search option.

M-r

Reverse search direction.

ENVIRONMENT

DTE_HOME

User configuration directory. Defaults to $HOME/.dte if not set.

DTE_FORCE_TERMINFO

Force dte to use terminfo(5) database, even for terminals with built-in support. Enabled if set.

TERM

Identifier used to determine which terminfo(5) entry or built-in terminal support to use.

FILES

$DTE_HOME/rc

Your personal configuration file. See dterc(5) for a full list of available commands and options or run "dte -b rc" to see the built-in, default config.

$DTE_HOME/syntax/*

Your personal syntax files. These override the syntax files that come with the program. See dte-syntax(5) for more information or run "dte -b syntax/dte" for a basic example.

$DTE_HOME/file-locks

Records open files to protect you from accidentally editing files opened in another process. Used only if the lock-files option is enabled.

$DTE_HOME/file-history

History of edited files and cursor positions. Used only if the file-history option is enabled.

$DTE_HOME/command-history

History of dterc(5) commands used while in command mode.

$DTE_HOME/search-history

History of search patterns used while in search mode.

SEE ALSO

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