xed

Cinnamon desktop text editor

TLDR

Start editor
$ xed
Open files
$ xed [path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...]
Open with encoding
$ xed --encoding [WINDOWS-1252] [path/to/file]
List encodings
$ xed --list-encodings
Go to line number
$ xed +[10] [path/to/file]

SYNOPSIS

xed [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

xed is the default text editor for the Cinnamon desktop environment. It is based on gedit and provides syntax highlighting, tabs, spell checking, and plugin support.The editor supports multiple character encodings and can convert between them.

PARAMETERS

--encoding ENCODING

Open files using specific character encoding
--list-encodings
Print all supported encodings
+LINE
Go to specified line number
--new-window
Open in new window
--new-document
Open new document

INSTALL

sudo dnf install xed
sudo pacman -S xed
sudo zypper install xed
nix profile install nixpkgs#xed

CAVEATS

Designed for Cinnamon desktop. May require GTK libraries on other environments. Plugins require Python.

SEE ALSO

gedit(1), pluma(1), nano(1)