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@inquirer/editor

Multiline text editor prompt for interactive CLI applications

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Inquirer multiline editor prompt

Examples

get user input for a long text message in terminal$ const { editor } = require('@inquirer/editor'); const answer = await editor({ message: 'Enter your text:' });

open default system editor for composing multiline content

$ const { editor } = require('@inquirer/editor'); const content = await editor({ message: 'Write your commit message:' });

pre-fill editor with template text for user editing

$ const { editor } = require('@inquirer/editor'); const result = await editor({ message: 'Edit:', default: '# Template\nStart typing...' });

collect long form feedback or notes from user input

$ const { editor } = require('@inquirer/editor'); const feedback = await editor({ message: 'Your feedback:', postfix: '.txt' });

validate user input before accepting multiline text

$ const { editor } = require('@inquirer/editor'); const text = await editor({ message: 'Enter:', validate: (val) => val.length > 0 ? true : 'Required' });