How to Install Savepad on Manjaro

Savepad is a text editor designed for the command line interface. It provides a clean and simple environment for editing text files, with features such as syntax highlighting and line numbers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Savepad on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

Installation Steps

  1. Open the terminal emulator on your Manjaro system.

  2. Install Git on your Manjaro system, if you don't have it already, using the following command:

    sudo pacman -S git
    
  3. Clone the Savepad repository from GitHub to your local system using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/shelltr/textpad.git
    
  4. Navigate to the Savepad folder using the following command:

    cd textpad
    
  5. Run the following command to make the textpad script executable:

    chmod +x textpad
    
  6. Copy the textpad script to your $PATH environment variable by running the following command:

    sudo cp textpad /usr/local/bin/
    
  7. Once installation is complete, you can launch Savepad by simply typing textpad in the terminal window.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have provided the steps for installing Savepad on Manjaro, a Linux distribution. Savepad is a powerful text editor that provides several features for advanced text editing, such as syntax highlighting, line numbers, and more. After completing the installation steps, you can use Savepad to edit text files from the command line interface on your Manjaro system.

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