diakonos(1)

Usage

diakonos [files]

Basic Commands

Following are some of the most common commands and their default key bindings. Not all commands are listed here. For a comprehensive listing, see the configuration file.

Movement

Arrow keys Cursor movement

`Home, End`	Move cursor to beginning or end of current line
`Page Up, Page Down`	Pitch buffer view by one screenful of text
`Alt-Up, Alt-Down`	Scroll up, down

Editor Control

Ctrl-Q Quit

`F1`	List key bindings
`F12`	Edit user's configuration file
`Alt-M`	Start/stop macro recording
`F4`	Play macro
`F6`	Repeat last command

File/Buffer Control

Ctrl-O Open a file

`Ctrl-S`	Save current buffer
`Alt-S`	Save current buffer to specific filename
`Ctrl-W`	Close current buffer
`Ctrl-N`	Create new empty buffer
`Alt-Shift-T`	Specify buffer content type
`Alt-1 to Alt-9`	Switch among first 9 buffers
`Alt-minus, Alt-=`	Switch buffers
`Ctrl-Z`	Undo
`Ctrl-Y`	Redo

Clipboard

Ctrl-space Anchor selection (like emacs)

`Ctrl-C`	Copy selection to clipboard
`Ctrl-X`	Copy selection to clipboard and delete (i.e. cut)
`Ctrl-V`	Paste clipboard text
`Alt-U`	Unselect (stop selecting)
`Ctrl-K`	Cut current line (can collect multiple lines)

Searching

Ctrl-F Find

`Ctrl-Alt-F`	Find upwards
`F3`	Find again
`Shift-F3`	Find again upwards
`Ctrl-R`	Search and replace
`Ctrl-Alt-U`	Clear match highlight

Further information

For more information on Diakonos see: http://purepistos.net/diakonos/

http://wiki.purepistos.net/doku.php?id=Diakonos:Getting-Started

http://wiki.purepistos.net/doku.php?id=Diakonos:Tips-and-Tricks

Releases

4 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 2 times.