- cudatext [ key … ] filename …
- -h, —help - Show command line help and exit
- -v, —version - Show application version and exit
- -z=[text|binary|hex|unicode] - Open files from command line in internal viewer, using given viewer mode
- -e=value - Open all files from command line in given encoding
- -el - Show possible encoding names and exit
- -n - Ignore option "ui_one_instance", and force new app window
- -nh - Ignore saved file history (caret, selection, scroll position)
- -ns - Ignore saved session
- -i - Read the contents of stdin to a new document (Unix only), can be used in Unix shell like: "ls -l | cudatext -i"
- Filenames can be with ":line" or ":line:column" suffix to place caret.
- Folders can be specified too. They will be opened as a "project" in the Project Manager.
- Project files (.cuda-proj) can be loaded.
- Session files (.cuda-session) can be loaded, if Session Manager installed.