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title: "Atom Editor Packages with Yeoman"
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# Atom Editor Packages with Yeoman

> Using Yeoman generator to scaffold Atom editor packages. Practical notes and code examples on Atom Editor Packages with.

Created a [Yeoman](http://yeoman.io) generator for [Atom editor](http://atom.io) packages.

## Install

npm install generator-atom

## Usage

mkdir atom-plugin && cd $_
yo atom

The generator creates:
- `lib/` - Main package code
- `grammars/` - Language grammars
- `keymaps/` - Keyboard shortcuts
- `menus/` - Application and context menus
- `snippets/` - Code snippets
- `stylesheets/` - Package styles
- `spec/` - Test files