Savepad is a text editor for UNIX systems created by the developer shelltr. It is a reliable and efficient tool for editing text files and comes with several useful features, such as syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, and regular expression search & replace. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Savepad on NetBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation, it is necessary to ensure that the NetBSD system is up-to-date and has the required packages installed. The following packages must be installed:
If any package is missing, run the following command:
sudo pkgin -y update && sudo pkgin -y install PACKAGE_NAME
Open a terminal window on your NetBSD system.
Clone the Savepad repository from Github using Git:
git clone https://github.com/shelltr/textpad.git
Navigate to the textpad directory:
cd textpad
Build Savepad by executing the following command:
make
This will build the Savepad executable and save it in the bin directory.
(Optional) If you want to install Savepad system-wide, run:
sudo make install
This will copy the Savepad executable to the /usr/local/bin directory, which is in the system's PATH. Therefore, you can run Savepad from any directory on the system.
To start Savepad, open a terminal window and run the following command:
savepad
This will launch the Savepad text editor. You can use it to create or edit text files. Savepad supports several useful features such as syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, and regular expression search & replace. To learn more about how to use Savepad, you can read the official documentation on GitHub.
Savepad is a versatile and powerful text editor for Unix-like systems. We hope that this guide has helped you install Savepad on your NetBSD system. If you have any issues or questions regarding the installation process, please refer to the official Savepad repository on GitHub.
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