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# Installing Helix
<!--toc:start-->
- [Pre-built binaries](#pre-built-binaries)
- [Linux, macOS, Windows and OpenBSD packaging status](#linux-macos-windows-and-openbsd-packaging-status)
- [Linux](#linux)
- [Ubuntu](#ubuntu)
- [Fedora/RHEL](#fedorarhel)
- [Arch Linux extra](#arch-linux-extra)
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- [NixOS](#nixos)
- [Flatpak](#flatpak)
- [Snap](#snap)
- [AppImage](#appimage)
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2 years ago
- [macOS](#macos)
- [Homebrew Core](#homebrew-core)
- [MacPorts](#macports)
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- [Windows](#windows)
- [Winget](#winget)
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- [Scoop](#scoop)
- [Chocolatey](#chocolatey)
- [MSYS2](#msys2)
- [Building from source](#building-from-source)
- [Configuring Helix's runtime files](#configuring-helixs-runtime-files)
- [Linux and macOS](#linux-and-macos)
- [Windows](#windows)
- [Multiple runtime directories](#multiple-runtime-directories)
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- [Validating the installation](#validating-the-installation)
- [Configure the desktop shortcut](#configure-the-desktop-shortcut)
<!--toc:end-->
To install Helix, follow the instructions specific to your operating system.
Note that:
- To get the latest nightly version of Helix, you need to
[build from source](#building-from-source).
- To take full advantage of Helix, install the language servers for your
preferred programming languages. See the
[wiki](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers)
for instructions.
## Pre-built binaries
Download pre-built binaries from the
[GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases). Add the binary to your system's `$PATH` to use it from the command
line.
## Linux, macOS, Windows and OpenBSD packaging status
[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/helix.svg)](https://repology.org/project/helix/versions)
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## Linux
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2 years ago
The following third party repositories are available:
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2 years ago
### Ubuntu
Add the `PPA` for Helix:
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2 years ago
```sh
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maveonair/helix-editor
sudo apt update
sudo apt install helix
```
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2 years ago
### Fedora/RHEL
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
sudo dnf install helix
```
### Arch Linux extra
Releases are available in the `extra` repository:
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
sudo pacman -S helix
```
> 💡 When installed from the `extra` repository, run Helix with `helix` instead of `hx`.
>
> For example:
> ```sh
> helix --health
> ```
> to check health
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
Additionally, a [helix-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/helix-git/) package is available
in the AUR, which builds the master branch.
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### NixOS
Helix is available in [nixpkgs](https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs) through the `helix` attribute,
the unstable channel usually carries the latest release.
Helix is also available as a [flake](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes) in the project
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
root. Use `nix develop` to spin up a reproducible development shell. Outputs are
cached for each push to master using [Cachix](https://www.cachix.org/). The
flake is configured to automatically make use of this cache assuming the user
accepts the new settings on first use.
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
If you are using a version of Nix without flakes enabled,
[install Cachix CLI](https://docs.cachix.org/installation) and use
`cachix use helix` to configure Nix to use cached outputs when possible.
### Flatpak
Helix is available on [Flathub](https://flathub.org/en-GB/apps/com.helix_editor.Helix):
```sh
flatpak install flathub com.helix_editor.Helix
flatpak run com.helix_editor.Helix
```
### Snap
Helix is available on [Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/helix) and can be installed with:
```sh
snap install --classic helix
```
This will install Helix as both `/snap/bin/helix` and `/snap/bin/hx`, so make sure `/snap/bin` is in your `PATH`.
### AppImage
Install Helix using the Linux [AppImage](https://appimage.org/) format.
Download the official Helix AppImage from the [latest releases](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases/latest) page.
```sh
chmod +x helix-*.AppImage # change permission for executable mode
./helix-*.AppImage # run helix
```
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
## macOS
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### Homebrew Core
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
brew install helix
```
### MacPorts
```sh
port install helix
```
## Windows
Install on Windows using [Winget](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/), [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/), [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/)
or [MSYS2](https://msys2.org/).
### Winget
Windows Package Manager winget command-line tool is by default available on Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10 as a part of the App Installer.
You can get [App Installer from the Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/p/app-installer/9nblggh4nns1#activetab=pivot:overviewtab). If it's already installed, make sure it is updated with the latest version.
```sh
winget install Helix.Helix
```
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### Scoop
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
scoop install helix
```
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### Chocolatey
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
choco install helix
```
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2 years ago
### MSYS2
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2 years ago
For 64-bit Windows 8.1 or above:
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2 years ago
```sh
pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-helix
```
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2 years ago
## Building from source
Requirements:
Clone the Helix GitHub repository into a directory of your choice. The
examples in this documentation assume installation into either `~/src/` on
Linux and macOS, or `%userprofile%\src\` on Windows.
- The [Rust toolchain](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
- The [Git version control system](https://git-scm.com/)
- A C++14 compatible compiler to build the tree-sitter grammars, for example GCC or Clang
If you are using the `musl-libc` standard library instead of `glibc` the following environment variable must be set during the build to ensure tree-sitter grammars can be loaded correctly:
```sh
RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=-crt-static"
```
1. Clone the repository:
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```sh
git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
cd helix
```
2. Compile from source:
```sh
cargo install --path helix-term --locked
```
This command will create the `hx` executable and construct the tree-sitter
grammars in the local `runtime` folder.
> 💡 If you do not want to fetch or build grammars, set an environment variable `HELIX_DISABLE_AUTO_GRAMMAR_BUILD`
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2 years ago
> 💡 Tree-sitter grammars can be fetched and compiled if not pre-packaged. Fetch
> grammars with `hx --grammar fetch` and compile them with
> `hx --grammar build`. This will install them in
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
> the `runtime` directory within the user's helix config directory (more
> [details below](#multiple-runtime-directories)).
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2 years ago
### Configuring Helix's runtime files
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
#### Linux and macOS
The **runtime** directory is one below the Helix source, so either export a
`HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable to point to that directory and add it to
your `~/.bashrc` or equivalent:
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
export HELIX_RUNTIME=~/src/helix/runtime
```
Or, create a symbolic link:
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2 years ago
```sh
ln -Ts $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```
If the above command fails to create a symbolic link because the file exists either move `~/.config/helix/runtime` to a new location or delete it, then run the symlink command above again.
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
#### Windows
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
Either set the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable to point to the runtime files using the Windows setting (search for
`Edit environment variables for your account`) or use the `setx` command in
Cmd:
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
setx HELIX_RUNTIME "%userprofile%\source\repos\helix\runtime"
```
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
> 💡 `%userprofile%` resolves to your user directory like
> `C:\Users\Your-Name\` for example.
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
Or, create a symlink in `%appdata%\helix\` that links to the source code directory:
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
| Method | Command |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PowerShell | `New-Item -ItemType Junction -Target "runtime" -Path "$Env:AppData\helix\runtime"` |
| Cmd | `cd %appdata%\helix` <br/> `mklink /D runtime "%userprofile%\src\helix\runtime"` |
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
> 💡 On Windows, creating a symbolic link may require running PowerShell or
> Cmd as an administrator.
#### Multiple runtime directories
When Helix finds multiple runtime directories it will search through them for files in the
following order:
1. `runtime/` sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` directory (this is intended for
developing and testing helix only).
2. `runtime/` subdirectory of OS-dependent helix user config directory.
3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME`
4. Distribution-specific fallback directory (set at compile time—not run time—
with the `HELIX_DEFAULT_RUNTIME` environment variable)
5. `runtime/` subdirectory of path to Helix executable.
Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities (#5411) * Generalised to multiple runtime directories with priorities This is an implementation for #3346. Previously, one of the following runtime directories were used: 1. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 2. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 3. subdirectory of user config directory 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable The first directory provided / found to exist in this order was used as a root for all runtime file searches (grammars, themes, queries). This change lowers the priority of `$HELIX_RUNTIME` so that the user config runtime has higher priority. More significantly, all of these directories are now searched for runtime files, enabling a user to override default or system-level runtime files. If the same file name appears in multiple runtime directories, the following priority is now used: 1. sibling directory to `$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR` 2. subdirectory of user config directory 3. `$HELIX_RUNTIME` 4. subdirectory of path to helix executable One exception to this rule is that a user can have a `themes` directory directly in the user config directory that has higher piority to `themes` directories in runtime directories. That behaviour has been preserved. As part of implementing this feature `theme::Loader` was simplified and the cycle detection logic of the theme inheritance was improved to cover more cases and to be more explicit. * Removed AsRef usage to avoid binary growth * Health displaying ;-separated runtime dirs * Changed HELIX_RUNTIME build from src instructions * Updated doc for more detail on runtime directories * Improved health symlink printing and theme cycle errors The health display of runtime symlinks now prints both ends of the link. Separate errors are given when theme file is not found and when the only theme file found would form an inheritence cycle. * Satisfied clippy on passing Path * Clarified highest priority runtime directory purpose * Further clarified multiple runtime details in book Also gave markdown headings to subsections. Fixed a error with table indentation not building table that also appears present on master. --------- Co-authored-by: Paul Scott <paul.scott@anu.edu.au> Co-authored-by: Blaž Hrastnik <blaz@mxxn.io>
2 years ago
This order also sets the priority for selecting which file will be used if multiple runtime
directories have files with the same name.
#### Note to packagers
If you are making a package of Helix for end users, to provide a good out of
the box experience, you should set the `HELIX_DEFAULT_RUNTIME` environment
variable at build time (before invoking `cargo build`) to a directory which
will store the final runtime files after installation. For example, say you want
to package the runtime into `/usr/lib/helix/runtime`. The rough steps a build
script could follow are:
1. `export HELIX_DEFAULT_RUNTIME=/usr/lib/helix/runtime`
1. `cargo build --profile opt --locked --path helix-term`
1. `cp -r runtime $BUILD_DIR/usr/lib/helix/`
1. `cp target/opt/hx $BUILD_DIR/usr/bin/hx`
This way the resulting `hx` binary will always look for its runtime directory in
`/usr/lib/helix/runtime` if the user has no custom runtime in `~/.config/helix`
or `HELIX_RUNTIME`.
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### Validating the installation
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
To make sure everything is set up as expected you should run the Helix health
check:
```sh
hx --health
```
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
For more information on the health check results refer to
[Health check](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Healthcheck).
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
### Configure the desktop shortcut
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
If your desktop environment supports the
[XDG desktop menu](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-latest.html)
you can configure Helix to show up in the application menu by copying the
provided `.desktop` and icon files to their correct folders:
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
cp contrib/Helix.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
cp contrib/helix.png ~/.icons # or ~/.local/share/icons
```
To use another terminal than the system default, you can modify the `.desktop`
file. For example, to use `kitty`:
Rewrite and refactor all documentation (#5534) * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Rewrite and refactor the guides * update runtime directory instructions for windows * Update the Ubuntu 3rd party repo section with 22.10 * Merge from upstream * Rewrite and refactor all documentation * Apply suggestions from code review Apply the suggestions that can be committed from the GitHub web interface. Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Add Windows themes folder Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review * Revert "Apply the rest of the suggestions from the code review" This reverts commit 498be1b7a1aec3ff567b95130148628beeef9b77. * Revert "Merge branch 'rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation' of github.com:David-Else/helix into rewrite-and-refactor-all-documentation" This reverts commit 7c8404248ffef73b80b9051d5a4359c5bcfa5d1a, reversing changes made to d932969cfc9fadda12a74cc01665919dee7152fb. * Apply code review suggestions * Changes after re-reading all documents * Missed a full stop * Code review suggestions and remove macOS and Windows specific sections * Add OpenBSD to heading * Add back macOS and Windows sections and further simplify and improve * Change wording to nightly * Remove README installation section and turn into a link * Simplify building from source and follow code review suggestions * Code review revisions * Fix copy paste mistake * Apply the latest code review suggestions * More small code review items * Change minor modes for code review * Fix link and typos * Add note that you need a c++ compiler to install the tree-sitter grammars * Add pacman example * Make sure all headings are lower case * Revert to the original passage adding a reference to Windows that was missing * Update book/src/guides/adding_languages.md Fix grammar typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Update book/src/install.md Fix tree sitter typo Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> * Remove TOC links to main heading --------- Co-authored-by: CptPotato <3957610+CptPotato@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: digidoor <37601466+digidoor@users.noreply.github.com>
2 years ago
```sh
sed -i "s|Exec=hx %F|Exec=kitty hx %F|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
sed -i "s|Terminal=true|Terminal=false|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
```