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+## Plaintext Editor for the Lumina Desktop
+
+This is a plaintext editor with a number of advanced features:
+
+Key Features:
+ * Multiple file support (one file per tab)
+ * Find/Replace support
+ * Flexible Interface
+    * Tabs can be moved to any edge of the window
+    * Line numbering support
+    * Line-wrap support
+    * Change text font/size independently from the file itself
+    * Colors used for highlighting support can be easily customized
+ * Syntax Highlighting Support
+    * Simple JSON file manifest for support rules
+    * Automatic document settings
+       * Monospaced fonts on/off
+       * Character limit per line
+       * Highlight excess whitespace on the end of lines
+       * Enable line-wrap by default on/off
+
+Syntax files:
+ * File format can be found in the [syntax_support/README.md](https://github.com/trueos/lumina/blob/master/src-qt5/desktop-utils/lumina-textedit/syntax_rules/README.md) file.
+ * Syntax files are installed in PREFIX/share/lumina-desktop/syntax_rules with a ".syntax" suffix.
+ * Additional files can be provided/installed by the user within the "~/.config/lumina-desktop/syntax_rules" directory.
+
+### Library Dependencies
+
+1. Qt 5.2+ (specific modules listed below)
+   * concurrent
+   * core
+   * gui
+   * network
+   * multimedia
+   * svg
+   * widgets
+2. Other Libraries
+   * libc
+
+
+### Command Line Arguments
+
+* Any files listed after `lumina-texteditor` will open up new tabs of the editor
+ * Example : `lumina-textedit ./test1.txt ./test2.txt ./test3.txt`
+* Wildcards are allowed to open multiple files in any path
+ * Example : `lumina-textedit ./testdir/*
+* `lte` exists as a symlink for `lumina-textedit` for convenience
+ 
+