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JEDIT(1)	       jEdit - Programmer's Text Editor		      JEDIT(1)

NAME
       jEdit - Programmer's Text Editor	written	in Java

SYNOPSIS
       jedit [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION
       This  manual  page  briefly  documents jEdit's command-line parameters.
       Complete	documentation can be found by invoking	the  Help->jEdit  Help
       menu item within	jEdit or by invoking jedit -usage.

       jEdit   is  a cross-platform text editor	written	in Java. It has	an ex-
       tensive feature set that	includes  syntax  highlighting,	 auto  indent,
       folding,	word wrap, abbreviation	expansion, multiple clipboards,	power-
       ful search and replace and much more.

       Furthermore, jEdit is extremely customizable, and extensible, using ei-
       ther  macros  written  in  the BeanShell	scripting language, or plugins
       written in Java.	With plugins, you can create a very powerful  develop-
       ment  environment  for  HTML,  XML,  C/C++,  Python,  Perl, Ruby, Lisp,
       Scheme, and many	others.

       jEdit Requires A	Java Runtime Environment Version 11 or later.

       jEdit is	released under the GNU General Public License,	which  can  be
       found in	the online help.

GENERAL	COMMAND	LINE USAGE
       When  opening  files  from the command line, a line number or marker to
       position	the caret on can be specified like so:

       $ jedit MyApplet.java +line:10

       $ jedit thesis.tex +marker:c

       Command-line switches begin with	a "-". Some take a parameter.  A  file
       whose name begins with "-" can be opened	like so:

       $ jedit -- -myfile

MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS
       -log=level
	      Set the minimum log level	to an integer between 1	and 9. Default
	      is 7.  Has no effect when	connecting to another instance via the
	      edit server.

       -usage Show  a brief command line usage message without starting	jEdit.
	      This message is also shown if an invalid switch was specified.

       -version
	      Show the version number without starting jEdit.

       --     Specifies	the end	of command-line	processing. Further parameters
	      are treated as file names, even if they begin with a dash.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
       -plugins
	      Enable loading of	plugins. This is the default.  Has  no	effect
	      when connecting to another instance via the edit server.

       -noplugins
	      Disable loading of plugins. Has no effect	when connecting	to an-
	      other instance via the edit server.

       -restore
	      Restore previously open files on startup.	This is	the default.

       -norestore
	      Do not restore previously	open files on startup.

       -run=script
	      Run  the	specified  BeanShell  script. There can	only be	one of
	      these parameters on the command line.

       -settings=dir
	      Store user-specific settings in the directory named  "dir",  in-
	      stead of the default $HOME/.jedit. The directory will be created
	      automatically  if	it does	not exist. Has no effect when connect-
	      ing to another instance via the edit server.

       -nosettings
	      Start jEdit without loading user-specific	settings.

       -startupscripts
	      Run startup scripts. This	is the default.	 Has  no  effect  when
	      connecting to another instance via the edit server.

       -nostartupscripts
	      Disable  startup	scripts.  Has no effect	when connecting	to an-
	      other instance via the edit server.

EDIT SERVER OPTIONS
       For information about the edit server, see the section "Starting	jEdit"
       in the jEdit online help.

       -background
	      Run jEdit	in background  mode.  In  background  mode,  the  edit
	      server will continue listening for client	connections even after
	      all  views  are closed. Has no effect when connecting to another
	      instance via the edit server.

       -nobackground
	      Disable background mode. This is the default. Has	no effect when
	      connecting to another instance via the edit server.

       -gui   Open an initial view. This is the	default. Has  no  effect  when
	      connecting to another instance via the edit server.

       -nogui Do  not open an initial view, and	instead	only open one when the
	      first client connects. Can only be used in combination with  the
	      -background switch.  You can use this switch to "pre-load" jEdit
	      when  you	 log  in  to your computer, for	example. Has no	effect
	      when connecting to another instance via the edit server.

       -server
	      Store the	server port info in the	file named "server" inside the
	      settings directory. This is the default.

       -server=name
	      Store the	server port info in the	file named "name". File	 names
	      for this parameter are relative to the settings directory.

       -noserver
	      Do not attempt to	connect	to a running edit server, and does not
	      start one	either.

FILES
       ~/.jedit
	      Each  user  who runs jEdit has a settings	directory. Its content
	      is documented in the "Customizing	jEdit" section of  the	online
	      help.

SEE ALSO
       java(1)

VERSION
       jEdit 5.7.0

BUGS
       See  http://www.jEdit.org/index.php?page=feedback for bug reporting in-
       formation.

WEB
       http://www.jEdit.org/

jEdit			       October 25, 2010			      JEDIT(1)

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