<p>If so, <a href="https://gist.github.com/codebrainz/71d761e2cfd7e7519106ce4f731dd5ee">this patch</a> should work, but it doesn't since Geany ignores request to use existing socket file when no filenames are given, so it always opens a new instance. I have no idea where that code is, but something like this should work with the patch if it was fixed:</p>
<div class="highlight highlight-source-shell"><pre>$ geany -u
<span class="pl-c"><span class="pl-c">#</span> or</span>
$ geany --socket-file=/what/ever -u</pre></div>

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