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Installing Helix
To install Helix, follow the instructions specific to your operating system. Note that:
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To get the latest nightly version of Helix, you need to build from source.
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To take full advantage of Helix, install the language servers for your preferred programming languages. See the wiki for instructions.
Pre-built binaries
Download pre-built binaries from the GitHub Releases page.
The tarball contents include an hx
binary and a runtime
directory.
To set up Helix:
- Add the
hx
binary to your system's$PATH
to allow it to be used from the command line. - Copy the
runtime
directory to a location thathx
searches for runtime files. A typical location on Linux/macOS is~/.config/helix/runtime
.
To see the runtime directories that hx
searches, run hx --health
. If necessary, you can override the default runtime location by setting the HELIX_RUNTIME
environment variable.