# xed

> Edit files in Cinnamon desktop environment.
> More information: <https://github.com/linuxmint/xed>.

- Start the editor:

`xed`

- Open specific files:

`xed {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Open files using a specific encoding:

`xed --encoding {{WINDOWS-1252}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Print all supported encodings:

`xed --list-encodings`

- Open a file and go to a specific line:

`xed +{{10}} {{path/to/file}}`