JEDIT(1)						      General Commands Manual							  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.

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

       Furthermore,  jEdit  is extremely customizable, and extensible, using either macros written in the BeanShell scripting language, or plugins
       written in Java.

       jEdit requires Java 2 version 1.3.

       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 another 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", instead of the default $HOME/.jedit. The directory will be created auto-
	      matically if it does not exist. Has no effect when connecting 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 another 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

       /usr/share/jedit
	      jEdit program files.

       /usr/share/jedit/doc
	      jEdit online help, which can be viewed from within jEdit using the Help->jEdit Help command.

       /usr/share/java/jedit.jar
	      The jEdit program.

       /usr/bin/jedit
	      Shell script for starting jEdit.

       /usr/share/man/man1/jedit.1
	      This manual page.

       $HOME/.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 4.2

BUGS

       See http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=feedback for bug reporting information.

WEB

       http://www.jedit.org/

AUTHOR

       This  page  was	written  by Krzysztof Krzyzaniak (eloy) <eloy@debian.org> for Debian project, with further modifications and additions for
       jEdit 4.2 by Slava Pestov <slava@jedit.org>.

								  April 23, 2003							  JEDIT(1)