Extending Sublime Text

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As it can be seen from the long list of topics below, Sublime Text is a very extensible editor.

• Commands
  • Command Dispatching
  • Anatomy of a Command
• Macros
  • How to Record Macros
  • How to Edit Macros
  • Where to Store Macros
• Snippets
  • Snippets File Format
  • Snippet Features
• Completions
  • File Format
  • Sources for Completions
  • How to Use Completions
• Command Palette
  • Overview
  • File Format (Commands Files)
  • How to Use the Command Palette
• Syntax Definitions
  • Prerequisites
  • File format
  • Scopes
  • How Syntax Definitions Work
  • Your First Syntax Definition
  • Analyzing Patterns
• Plugins
  • Prerequisites
  • Where to Store Plugins
  • Your First Plugin
  • Analyzing Your First Plugin
  • Types of Commands
  • Learning the API
• Packages
  • Types of Packages
  • Installation of Packages
  • Packages and Magic
  • Restoring Packages
  • The Installed Packages Directory
  • The Pristine Packages Directory