Editing Sublime text

[https://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text - Text Editing, Done Right]

== How to open existing text files with Sublime Text from terminal? ==

* Open the terminal
* Key in {{kbd | key=<nowiki>subl path/to/file.txt</nowiki>}} where {{kbd | key=<nowiki>subl</nowiki>}} is the alias shorthand for sublime text

=== Explanation ===

1. Determine which shell you're using by running this in Terminal:
<pre>
echo $SHELL
</pre>

2. Edit the appropriate configuration file:

My result on {{Mac}} is
<pre>
/bin/zsh
</pre>

Choose appropriate configuration file
<pre>
For Bash: ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc
For Zsh (default on newer macOS): ~/.zshrc
</pre>

3. Open the file with a text editor:
<pre>
vi ~/.zshrc
</pre>

4. Existing alias in the file:
<pre>
alias subl='open -a "Sublime Text"'
</pre>

5. Save the file, then reload the configuration:
<pre lang="bash">
source ~/.zshrc
</pre>



== How to open files with your favorite editor from the terminal? ==

[[Open Files in a GUI Editor from the Terminal]]

== How to open and create non-existent files with Sublime Text from terminal? ==

1. First, edit your <code>.zshrc</code> file and remove the previously defined <code>subl</code> alias

2. Then add the new function definition

Open your <pre>.zshrc</pre> file:

<pre lang="bash">
vi ~/.zshrc
</pre>

3. Find and remove the previous "subl" alias line, which looks something like:
<pre lang="bash">
alias subl='open -a "Sublime Text"'
</pre>

Then add this function:
<pre lang="bash">
subl() {
  for f in "$@"; do
    [ -f "$f" ] || touch "$f"
  done
  open -a "Sublime Text" "$@"
}
</pre>

This function creates a command <code>subl</code> that opens files in Sublime Text while automatically creating any non-existent files:

# <code>for f in "$@"</code> - Loops through each filename you provide
# <code>[ -f "$f" ] || touch "$f"</code> - Checks if each file exists, creates it if not
# <code>open -a "Sublime Text" "$@"</code> - Opens all files in Sublime Text

Simply put: It ensures all files exist before opening them in Sublime Text, preventing "file not found" errors.

4. Save the file, then reload the configuration:
<pre lang="bash">
source ~/.zshrc
</pre>

5. Now it should work properly. Try creating a non-existent file:
<pre lang="bash">
subl non-exist.md
</pre>

This should create the "non-exist.md" file and open it in Sublime Text.

== References ==
* [https://www.folkstalk.com/tech/open-file-in-sublime-from-terminal-with-code-examples/ Open File In Sublime From Terminal With Code Examples]
* [https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/command_line.html Command Line Interface]

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