---
name: "leafpad"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "leafpad"
version: "0.8.18.1-5"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/leafpad"
---

# leafpad(1)

GTK+ based simple text editor

## NAME

leafpad - GTK+ based simple text editor

## DESCRIPTION

leafpad is a simple GTK+ based text editor. The user interface is similar to Windows(tm) *notepad*. It aims to be lighter than GEdit and KWrite and to be as useful as them.

**WARNING:** The encoding feature is derived from built-in Glib's iconv feature (g\_convert), which you can check with command `"iconv -l"`. Leafpad can use only the listed encoding. Any other encoding cause serious data loss.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  leafpad [options] [filename]
```

## OPTIONS

- **--codeset=CODESET**

  Set codeset to open file.

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

- **--help**

  Dispaly the command line options.

- **--screen=SCREEN**

  X screen to use.

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous.

- **--tab-width=WIDTH**

  Set tab width.

- **--version**

  Display version number.

## ENVIRONMENT

None.

## FILES

None.

## SEE ALSO

[*gedit*(1)](/gedit/1.md) [*kwrite*(1)](/kwrite/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Program was written by Tarot Osuji \<tarot@sdf.lonestar.org\>.

This manual page was written by Carlos Z.F. Liu \<carlosliu@users.sourceforge.net\> for the Debian GNU system (but may be used by others). Updated by Jari Aalto \<jari.aalto@cante.net\>.

Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit \<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html\>.