Opening Files

File>Open (shortcut: Control-O) displays a file selector dialog box and loads the specified file into a new buffer. Multiple files can be opened at once by holding down Control while clicking on them in the file system browser.

Files that you do not have write access to are opened in read-only mode, and editing will not be permitted.

File>Insert displays a file selector dialog box and inserts the specified file into the current buffer.

The File>Current Directory menu lists all files in the current buffer's directory.

The File>Recent Files menu lists recent files. When a recent file is opened, the caret is automatically moved to its previous location in that file. The number of recent files to remember can be changed and caret position saving can be disabled in the General pane of the Utilities>Global Options dialog box; see the section called "The Global Options Dialog Box".

Tip

jEdit supports transparent editing of GZipped files; if a file begins with the GZip "magic number", it is automatically decompressed before loading, and compressed when saving. To compress an existing file, you need to change a setting in the Utilities>Buffer Options dialog box; see the section called "The Buffer Options Dialog Box" for details.