tldr/pages/common/kate.md

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kate

KDE's advanced text editor. More information: https://kate-editor.org/.

  • Open specific files:

kate {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

  • Open specific remote files:

kate {{https://example.com/path/to/file1 https://example.com/path/to/file2 ...}}

  • Create a new editor instance even if one is already open:

kate --new

  • Open a file with the cursor at the specific line:

kate --line {{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Open a file with the cursor at the specific line and column:

kate --line {{line_number}} --column {{column_number}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Create a file from stdin:

cat {{path/to/file}} | kate --stdin

  • Display help:

kate --help