---
name: "bluefish"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bluefish"
version: "2.2.19-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bluefish"
---

# bluefish(1)

editor for experienced web designers and programmers

## NAME

bluefish - editor for experienced web designers and programmers

## SYNOPSIS

**bluefish** \[\[**-c**\|**--curwindow**\] \| \[**-n**\|**--newwindow**\]\] **\[***FILE(S)...***\]**

**bluefish** {\[**-?**\|**--help**\|**--help-all**\|**--help-\***\] \| \[**-v**\|**--Version**\]}

## DESCRIPTION

**bluefish** is an open-source editor for experienced web designers and programmers, supporting many programming and markup languages, but focusing on creating dynamic and interactive websites.

## OPTIONS

**bluefish** currently supports the following options:

- **-c**, **--curwindow**

  Open a file in an existing window. This can be used to overwrite the chosen default.

- **-n**, **--newwindow**

  Open a file in a new window. This can be used to overwrite the chosen default.

- **-?**, **--help**, **--help-\***, **--help-all**

  Print all or just a group of help options. Some of these options may be documented in [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md) and [**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md).

- **-v**, **--Version**

  Print version information.

## SEE ALSO

[**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md), [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md)

There is also a manual online at *http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/manual/*.

## AUTHORS

- **Daniel Leidert** \<daniel.leidert@wgdd.de\>

  Author and editor.

- **Michèle Garoche** \<michele.garoche@easyconnect.fr\>

  Author.

- **Davide Puricelli** \<evo@debian.org\>

  Original author of the manpage written for the Debian system.