cot Command Examples

The Plain-Text Editor for macOS. More information: https://coteditor.com/.

• Start CotEditor:

cot

• Open specific files:

cot {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

• Open a new blank document:

cot --new

• Open a specific file and block the terminal until it is closed:

cot --wait {{path/to/file}}

• Open a specific file with the cursor at a specific line and column:

cot --line {{1}} --column {{80}} {{path/to/file}}