gedit

gedit is used to edit files in gedit.

$ gedit filename

Then file specified by filename will be opened in gedit, and you can use gedit to edit it.

Useful Options / Examples

gedit --list-encodings

$ gedit --list-encodings

Display list of possible values for the encoding instance of gedit.

gedit --new-document

$ gedit --new-document

Create a new document in an existing instance of gedit.

gedit --new-window

$ gedit --new-window

Create a new toplevel window in an existing instance of gedit.

gedit -s

$ gedit -s

Run gedit in standalone mode.

gedit -w

$ gedit -w

Open files and block the gedit process.