---
name: "yi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yi"
version: "0.19.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yi"
---

# yi(1)

text editor extensible in Haskell

## NAME

yi - text editor extensible in Haskell

## SYNOPSIS

**yi** \[*OPTION*\] \[*FILENAME*\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Yi* is a text editor written and extensible in Haskell. Consult the html documentation for a full description of its behaviour.

- **--selfcheck**

  Run self-checks

- **-f frontend --frontend=frontend**

  Select frontend (one of vty, gtk, pango, cocoa).

- **-y config --config-file=config**

  Specify a configuration file.

- **-V --version**

  Show version information

- **-h --help**

  Show help message.

- **--debug**

  Write debug information in a log file.

- **-l num --line=num**

  Start on given line number

- **--as=editor**

  Start with key bindings of given editor.

- **--recompile-force**

  Force recompile of custom Yi before starting.

- **--resume**

  Resume execution of Yi from previous state.

- **--recompile**

  Recompile custom Yi if required then exit.

## FILES

It can be configured in ~/.config/yi/yi.hs; consult the html documentation.

## BUGS

Bug reports should be posted to the Google issue tracker \<http://code.google.com/p/yi-editor/issues/\>. Other suggestions or ideas may be posted to the yi-devel \<yi-devel@googlegroups.com\> mailing list.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004-2005 Don Stewart, except for components derived from Riot \<http://iki.fi/tuomov/riot/\>, Copyright © Tuomo Valkonen.

Yi is released under the terms of the GPL.

## SEE ALSO

[**vi**(1)](/vi/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Yi is developed by a team of many developers, currently lead by Jean-Philippe Bernardy.