User Commands						 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 extensive feature set that includes	syntax highlight-
     ing, auto indent, folding,	word  wrap,  abbreviation  expan-
     sion,  multiple  clipboards, powerful search and replace and
     much more.

     Furthermore, jEdit	is extremely customizable,  and	 extensi-
     ble,  using either	macros written in the BeanShell	scripting
     language, or plugins written in Java. With	plugins, you  can
     create  a	very  powerful	development environment	for HTML,
     XML, C/C++, Python, Perl, Ruby, Lisp, Scheme, and many  oth-
     ers.

     jEdit Requires Sun	Java 2 version 1.5.

     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  parame-
     ter.  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.



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     -usage
	  Show a brief command line usage message without  start-
	  ing  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 connect-
	  ing 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 direc-
	  tory will be	created	 automatically	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.



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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 connec-
	  tions	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 set-
	  tings	directory.

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


FILES
     /usr/share/jedit/jedit.jar

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





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VERSION
     jEdit 4.3pre16


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

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions	of the	following  attri-
     butes:

     _______________________________________
    |	ATTRIBUTE TYPE	 |  ATTRIBUTE VALUE|
    |_______________________________________
    | Availablility	 |  SUNWjedit	   |
    |_______________________________________
    | Interface	Stability|  Uncommitted	   |
    |____________________|_________________|


SEE ALSO
     java(1)


NOTES
     In	addition to the	documentation and man pages included with
     Solaris/OpenSolaris,   more   information	is  available  at
     http://www.jedit.org

     Source for	jedit is available on http://opensolaris.org.
























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