bim

bim is a tiny Vim-like editor written in Bash.

This is an early prototype, not a full Vim replacement. It starts in command mode and supports:

• i insert before the cursor
• a append after the cursor
• I insert at the beginning of the line
• A append at the end of the line
• arrow keys, plus h, j, k, l
• w move forward by word
• b move backward by word
• e move to the end of the current or next word
• x delete the character under the cursor
• dd delete the current line
• d$ or D delete from the cursor to the end of the line
• dw delete forward by word
• db delete backward by word
• cw change word
• cc change the current line
• C change from the cursor to the end of the line
• s substitute the character under the cursor
• r replace the character under the cursor
• yy yank the current line
• p paste the yanked or deleted line below the cursor
• o open a new line below and enter insert mode
• O open a new line above and enter insert mode
• u undo the last change
• numeric prefixes for common commands, such as 2dd, 20yy, 3p, 5j, 4x, 5w, 5dw, 3rX, and 2s
• Esc return to command mode
• Ctrl+G show file, modified state, line, and column info
• :w, :w path, :q, :q!, :wq, and :wq path

There is no persistent ruler/status line. The bottom line is used only for commands, messages, and explicit Ctrl+G file info.

Run it with:

./bim path/to/file