On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:56:12 -0500, Richard Owlett<rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
>On 03/16/2017 07:27 AM, Andreas Ronnquist wrote: >> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:16:19 +0100, >> Andreas Ronnquist<mailingli...@gusnan.se> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> You are looking for the --new-window option, from the terminal: >>> >>> pluma file1.txt & >>> pluma --new-window file2.txt & >>> > >That's a neat solution. >What should I have read that I obviously didn't? pluma --help -- Andreas Rönnquist mailingli...@gusnan.se gus...@openmailbox.org
