---
name: "kwrite"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kate"
version: "4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6+lenny1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kwrite"
---

# kwrite(1)

KDE text editor

## NAME

kwrite - KDE text editor

## SYNOPSIS

**kwrite** \[*options*\]*\[file\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **kwrite** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**kwrite** is a text editor for KDE, that is a light version of *kate*. It allows syntax coloration for many langages.

It is able to expand or collapse parts of code (C functions, ...).

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--help-qt**

  Show QT specific help (common for all QT apps).

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific help (common for all KDE apps).

- **--help-all**

  Show the complete help.

- **--author**

  Show program author(s).

- **--license**

  Show program license.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

  **file** is the file to open

## SEE ALSO

[**kate**(1)](/kate/1.md)

For more details, you should have a look at the KDE Help center, available from the K menu.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Clement Stenac \<zorglub@via.ecp.fr\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux project (but may be used by others).

kwrite was written by the KDE project