1GEDIT(1)                    General Commands Manual                   GEDIT(1)
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NAME

6       gedit - a general-purpose text editor
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SYNOPSIS

10       gedit [OPTION...] [FILE...] [+LINE[:COLUMN]]
11       gedit [OPTION...] -
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DESCRIPTION

15       gedit  is  an easy-to-use and general-purpose text editor. Its develop‐
16       ment started in 1998, at the beginnings of the GNOME  project,  with  a
17       good integration with that desktop environment.
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19       You  can  use it to write simple notes and documents, or you can enable
20       more advanced features that are useful for software development.
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OPTIONS

24       --encoding
25              Set the character encoding to be  used  for  opening  the  files
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29              Display  list  of  possible  values  for the encoding option and
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32       --new-window
33              Create a new toplevel window in an existing instance of gedit.
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36              Create a new document in an existing instance of gedit.
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38       -s, --standalone
39              Run gedit in standalone mode.
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44       --help Prints the command line options.
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49       FILE   Specifies the file to open when gedit starts.  If  this  is  not
50              specified,  gedit  will load a blank file with an "Unsaved Docu‐
51              ment" label. Multiple files can be loaded if they are  separated
52              by  spaces.   gedit  also supports handling of remote files. For
53              example, you can pass the location of a webpage to gedit ,  like
54              "http://www.gnome.org",  or  load a file from a FTP server, like
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59       +LINE  For the first file, go to the line specified by LINE (do not in‐
60              sert  a  space between the "+" sign and the number).  If LINE is
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BUGS

68       If  you  find  a  bug,  please report it at the GNOME bug tracker. See:
69       https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit/ReportingBugs
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AUTHORS

72       Paolo Borelli
73       Sébastien Wilmet
74       Ignacio Casal Quinteiro
75       Jesse van den Kieboom
76       Paolo Maggi
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81                                 17 July 2022                         GEDIT(1)
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