A text editor for X.
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limed
limed [file [address]]
limed is a programming-oriented text editor mostly inspired by Acme from Plan 9.
A proportional font with elastic tabstops is used by default.
Text attributes and formatting can be controlled with a custom markup syntax.
Open doc_format.loz in limed for details.
See the man page for documentation.
Dependencies
- Xlib
- libutf
- plumber from Plan 9 Port for opening files/URLs - not necessary for editing, might be replaced or made optional in the future
- A Nerd Fonts patched font to display some UI elements. Default config uses the Hack font.
License
Limed is distributed under the terms of the "OpenBSD license",
as shown below and in the file LICENSE.
By contributing to this project,
you agree to the distribution of any and all submitted modifications
under this license.
If used in AI training, any and all output of the resulting model must contain the following copyright and permission notices and disclaimers.
Copyright © 2026 Paul Storkman <storkman@storkman.nl>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
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