---
name: "pluma"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pluma"
version: "1.28.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pluma"
---

# pluma(1)

The MATE Text Editor

## NAME

Pluma - The MATE Text Editor

## SYNOPSIS

**pluma \[OPTIONS...\] \[FILES...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Pluma is the official text editor of the MATE desktop environment. While aiming at simplicity and ease of use, Pluma is a powerful general purpose text editor. It can be used to create and edit all sorts of text files.

Pluma features a flexible plugin system which can be used to dynamically add new advanced features to Pluma itself.

This manual page briefly documents the **pluma** command.

## OPTIONS

- **filename(s)...**

  Specifies the file to open when **pluma** starts. If this is not specified, **pluma** will start a new, blank file with an "Unsaved Document" label. Multiple files can be loaded if they are separated by spaces. **pluma** also supports handling of remote files.

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

- **--encoding**

  Set the character encoding to be used for opening the files listed on the command line.

- **--new-window**

  Create a new toplevel window in an existing instance of **pluma**.

- **--new-document**

  Create a new document in an existing instance of **pluma**, on the last Pluma window that had focus.

- **+\[num\]**

  For the first file, go to the line specified by "num" (do not insert a space between the "+" sign and the number). If "num" is missing, go to the last line.

- **--list-encodings**

  Display list of possible values for the encoding option and exit

- **--version**

  Output version information and exit

- **-?, -h, --help**

  Print standard command line options.

- **--help-all**

  Print all command line options.

This program also accepts the standard GTK options.

## EXAMPLES

**pluma --encoding WINDOWS-1252 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/README**

Open the Linux Kernel README file from kernel.org's FTP server using Windows-1252 character encoding.

**pluma +156 http://mate-desktop.org/**

Open the main web page of mate-desktop.org and jump to line 156.

**pluma --new-window ~/.bashrc ~/.bash\_history**

Open the current users .bashrc and .bash\_history files in a new Pluma window.

## BUGS

### Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

http://github.com/mate-desktop/pluma/issues

## NOTES

This version of the Pluma Manual Page was written with Pluma. =)

## AUTHORS

### This Man Page has been updated/re-written for the MATE Desktop Environment by:

Adam Erdman \<hekel@archlinux.info\> (2014)

## HISTORY

### Some portions of this manual were originally written by Gedit's previous developers, to accompany it in the GNOME Desktop Environment by:

```
Paolo Maggi <paolo@gnome.org>
Paolo Borelli <pborelli@katamail.com>
James Willcox <jwillcox@gnome.org>
Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com>
Chema Celorio
(2000-2010)
```

## SEE ALSO

### Pluma documentation can be found from the "Help" menu, or by pressing the F1 key.

Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs