[Geany] second instance of geany?

Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven at xxxxx
Mon Oct 18 14:24:15 UTC 2010


On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:55:01 +0200
Colomban Wendling <lists.ban at herbesfolles.org> wrote:

> > is there any way to open a second instance of geany to have my files
> > divided in 2? the tabs system is great but with so many files is a
> > trouble for me.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Shadow.
> Yes, you can by launching Geany with the command-line option
> --new-instance (or -i, its short name):
> $ geany -i [FILE...]

Also, just running 'geany' when the main instance is already open will
create a new instance. This is handy so you can just click a
desktop Geany launcher for a new instance.

Also, if you need session support in new instances, try using projects.

Nick



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