NanoRust

A terminal-based text editor written in Rust, inspired by GNU nano. Simple, fast, and easy to use.

Installation

From crates.io

cargo install nanorust

From source

git clone https://github.com/Supakornn/nanorust.git
cd nanorust
cargo build --release
cargo install --path .

Usage

# Open a file
nanorust filename.txt

# With options
nanorust -l -i filename.txt  # Line numbers + auto-indent

# View mode (read-only)
nanorust -v filename.txt

Command-Line Options

• -l, --linenumbers: Show line numbers
• -i, --autoindent: Enable auto-indent
• -v, --view: Read-only mode
• -w, --nowrap: Disable line wrapping

Key Keybindings

Key	Action
Ctrl+O	Save file
Ctrl+X	Exit
Ctrl+W	Search
Ctrl+\	Replace
Ctrl+K	Cut line
Ctrl+U	Paste
Alt+U	Undo
Alt+E	Redo
Ctrl+G	Help

Press Ctrl+G in the editor to see all keybindings.

Requirements

• Rust 1.70 or later
• Terminal with ANSI escape sequence support
• UTF-8 locale

Supported Platforms

• Linux
• macOS
• BSD
• Windows (with Windows Terminal or similar)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Acknowledgments

Inspired by GNU nano and built with Rust for performance and safety.