Edit Plain Text - Control Files with CotEditor | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Control plain text files with CotEditor on macOS. Open, edit, and manage text files directly from the command line. Free online tool, no registration required.

cot

The Plain-Text Editor for macOS. More information: https://coteditor.com/cot.

  • Start CotEditor:

cot

  • Open specific files:

cot {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

  • Open a new blank document:

cot --new

  • Open a specific file and block the terminal until it is closed:

cot --wait {{path/to/file}}

  • Open a specific file with the cursor at a specific line and column:

cot --line {{1}} --column {{80}} {{path/to/file}}