The command line options below are available in RJ TextEd version 11.21 or above.
NOTE that more advanced combinations of command line options are not supported.
E.g. TextEd <file 1> /MULTI <file 2> /MONITOR <file 3> , is not going to work. Keep it simple.
Summery
RJ TextEd [/MULTI] [/MONITOR] [/COMPARE] [/DIR] [/SETTINGS]
[/BIN] [/HEX] [/CP=<code page>] [/C] [/RL] [/L:x]
[*] [file 1] [file 2] ...
Command line options
The command line options are not case sensitive. You can just as well use /multi.
/MULTI
Open a new instance of the program. All files added to the command line will be opened in the new window.
TextEd /MULTI "File.txt" (will open the File.txt in a new instance.)
/MONITOR
Open files as log-files and start monitoring the files.
TextEd /MONITOR "F:\MyLogFile.log" (will open the log file and start the monitoring.)
/COMPARE
Open two files to compare them side by side.
TextEd /COMPARE "File1.txt" "File2.txt" (will open File1.txt to the left and File2.txt to the right and enter compare mode.)
/DIR
Set a default save path for new files. This can be set in options as well.
TextEd /DIR "MyDocuments"
/NOREOPEN
It allows you to open the editor without reopen the last open files.
The next time you open the editor without this option - the old last open files are reopened.
TextEd /NOREOPEN "File.txt"
/SETTINGS
Open the program using a different settings file.
TextEd /SETTINGS "F:\MyData\TextEd.ini"
/BIN
Open the files as binary files and display in text mode. You can toggle between text and hex mode once the file is opened.
/HEX
Open the given files in hex mode. The files are treated as binary files.
/CP=<code page>
Open a file using a specified encoding or code page.
TextEd /CP=65001 "File.txt" (will open the file as UTF-8 encoded.)
/C
Close the files given as parameter if they are open.
/RL
Reload the file if it is already opened. Otherwise just open the file.
/L:X
Position the text cursor at line x.
TextEd /L:8 "File.txt" (will open File.txt and position the text cursor on line 8.)
*
Use * to open several files.
TextEd "F:\Source\*.cpp" (will open all files in the \Source\ folder with the file extension .cpp.)
<file> <file> ...
Open one or several files.
TextEd "myfile1.txt" "myfile2.txt" "myfile3.txt"
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