laydros-el / emacs-libvterm

Emacs libvterm intergration

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Introduction

This emacs module implements a bridge to libvterm to display a terminal in a emacs buffer.

Warning

This is a alpha-release, so it will crash your emacs. If it does, please report a bug!

Installation

git clone https://github.com/akermu/emacs-libvterm.git
mkdir -p build
cd build
cmake ..
make

And add this to your init.el

(add-to-list 'load-path "path/to/emacs-libvterm")

Debugging and testing

If you have successfully build the module, you can test the module by executing the following command in the build directory:

make run

Usage

vterm

Open a terminal in the current window.

vterm-other-window

Open a terminal in another window.

Customization

vterm-shell

Shell to run in a new vterm. Defaults to $SHELL.

vterm-keymap-exceptions

List of keys, which should be processed by emacs and not by the terminal.

Colors

Set the :foreground and :background attributes of the following faces to a color you like:

  • vterm
  • vterm-color-black
  • vterm-color-red
  • vterm-color-green
  • vterm-color-yellow
  • vterm-color-blue
  • vterm-color-magenta
  • vterm-color-cyan
  • vterm-color-white

Limitations

  • No support for scrolling (But you can use tmux/screen to emulate scrolling)
  • Mouse support is non-existing

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Emacs libvterm intergration

License:GNU General Public License v3.0


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