xed

Start editor

$ xed

$ xed [path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...]

$ xed --encoding [WINDOWS-1252] [path/to/file]

$ xed --list-encodings

$ xed +[10] [path/to/file]

xed [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

xed is the default text editor for the Cinnamon desktop environment. It is based on gedit and provides syntax highlighting, tabs, spell checking, and plugin support.
The editor supports multiple character encodings and can convert between them.

--encoding ENCODING

Open files using specific character encoding

Print all supported encodings

Go to specified line number

Open in new window

Open new document

Designed for Cinnamon desktop. May require GTK libraries on other environments. Plugins require Python.

gedit(1), pluma(1), nano(1)