devtext

March 18, 2026

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devtext is a systems-style project that implements a text editor in C for the terminal, with explicit memory management and custom buffer logic.

What it does

• Opens existing files or starts new buffers from CLI.
• Supports cursor navigation, page movement, and home/end controls.
• Handles editing actions like insert/delete/backspace/enter.
• Provides search, search-replace, cut/copy/paste, save, and save+quit shortcuts.

How it is built

• Uses ncurses for screen rendering, keyboard input, colors, and status/help overlays.
• Represents the document as a doubly-linked list of line buffers (buffer.c / buffer.h).
• Implements explicit line insert/delete and buffer split/merge logic.
• Keeps rendering and data structure concerns separated (gui_ncs.* vs buffer.*).

Tech stack

C, ncurses, Makefile-based build flow.