---
name: "ed-tkdesk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tkdesk"
version: "2.0-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ed-tkdesk"
---

# ed-tkdesk(1)

edit a file using TkDesk's editor

## NAME

ed-tkdesk - edit a file using TkDesk's editor

## SYNOPSIS

**ed-tkdesk** \[**-q**\] \[ *file ... \]*\

## DESCRIPTION

*If invoked with no argument, ed-tkdesk will open a new TkDesk editor window* *without loading any file into it.*

*If one or more*  *file* *arguments are given to ed-tkdesk, they will be loaded into a new TkDesk*  *editor window.*

*Ed-tkdesk communicates with TkDesk through a TCP/IP server that needs* *to be started from within TkDesk using the menu entry "TkDesk Server"* *from TkDesk's "Options" menu.*

## OPTIONS

- \-q

  *Load files in the background, i.e. don't wait until associated editor* *window is closed but return immediately.*

- *file*

  *The file that should be opened using TkDesk's editor.*

## FILES

- tkdeskclient

  *Usually in "/usr/local/bin", this program is used to perform the actual* *communication with TkDesk.*

## SEE ALSO

*[tkdesk(1)](/tkdesk/1.md), [cd-tkdesk(1)](/cd-tkdesk/1.md), [od-tkdesk(1)](/od-tkdesk/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

*Christian Bolik (Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de)*