Micro

Edit text files in a terminal

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Not tested on a device yet. What that means

Micro in Breadstick

Breadstick runs Debian's own micro package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so Micro should look and behave as it does on a Linux PC. It is an interactive program that runs inside a terminal rather than in a window of its own: in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.

Commands in the package

  • micro

Type it in Breadstick's Terminal to start the program.

Terminal text editors run in Breadstick's Terminal. With a physical keyboard, keys such as Escape reach them as they do on a PC. More in the docs: The Terminal.

About Micro

From Debian's package description

micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

As the name indicates, micro aims to be somewhat of a successor to the nano editor by being easy to install and use.

From Debian's description of the micro package, under that package's license.

Keywords
editor, syntax, terminal, text
Menu categories
Text editors, Development, Utilities

Related apps

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Sources and licenses

  • Name and summary: the desktop entry in Debian's micro package, under that package's license.
  • Description: Debian's description of the micro package, under that package's license.
  • Icon: the project's own, from Debian's AppStream icon cache for the micro package.
  • Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
  • Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.

More in About the catalog.