On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:38:52 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> My environment is Jessie (8.6.0) with MATE desktop. > I require two things: > 1. a search and replace which can include a "newline" in new string. > 2. display/edit 2 files simultaneously *side by side* > > MATE's standard editor (Pluma) can handle the first easily. > > I see no way to open 2 instances of Pluma in separate windows - a la > Notepad in WindowsXP. Pluma will only open multiple files in multiple > tabs. So will gedit, but have you tried right-clicking and seeing if you get 'open in another window' as gedit does? > > The two files are nearly identical and need them displayed > simultaneously for instant visual comparison. Opening one of the > files read only would be acceptable but not preferable. > Yes, that does suggest a programming tool such as geany, or a graphical file diff utility. I don't use one in Linux, but there are several. http://www.tecmint.com/best-linux-file-diff-tools-comparison/ -- Joe
