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+#ste simple terminal editor
+ste is a simple terminal editor partly inspired by micro features include
+	-simple commands (ctrl-s to save)
+	-light on resources
+	-easy to lookaround the code
+ste is written purely in C using ncurses and the gperftools' tcmalloc which makes things way faster given the amount of malloc calls required.
+also do what the fuck you want with it.
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