edit

edit [-V|-t] [-e EDITOR] [-c] [-x TEXT] [-n] [-v|-s] [FILE...]

Opens files in a text editor, choosing a terminal or GUI editor and resolving a rich chain of fallbacks. With no –visual/–terminal flag the mode is auto-detected: interactive terminals use the terminal editor ($EDITOR), while detached invocations (e.g. desktop shortcuts) use the GUI editor ($VISUAL). Clipboard contents and literal strings can be opened as throwaway temp files. Editor output is suppressed unless –verbose.

GUI fallback chain:      zed → antigravity-ide → code → kate → kwrite →
                         gnome-text-editor → gedit
Terminal fallback chain: nvim → vim → micro → nano → vi

Options:
  -V, --visual      Force the GUI editor ($VISUAL or fallbacks)
  -t, --terminal    Force the terminal editor ($EDITOR or fallbacks)
  -e, --editor=X    Use a specific editor binary X
  -c, --clipboard   Open the clipboard contents (as a temp file)
  -x, --text=STR    Open STR as the contents of a new temp file
  -n, --new         Force a new window/instance (best-effort)
  -v, --verbose     Print the launch command and editor output
  -s, --silent      Suppress all output, including the editor's
  -h, --help        Show this help message

edit ~/.config/fish/config.fish
edit --visual notes.txt
edit --terminal --new todo.md
edit --editor=code --clipboard
edit --text="hello world"