---
name: "diakonos"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "diakonos"
version: "0.9.0-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/diakonos"
---

# diakonos(1)

a customizable, usable console-based text editor

## NAME

**diakonos - a customizable, usable console-based text editor**

## SYNOPSIS

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*

## AUTHOR

Diakonos is by  Pistos Christou

This package is maintained by Ralph Amissah