kitten-edit-in-kitty(1) kitten Manual kitten-edit-in-kitty(1) (NAME) kitten-edit-in-kitty - (overlay) kitty (USAGE) kitten edit-in-kitty [options] [+lnum] file-to-edit (DESCRIPTION) (overlay) kitty. SSH . : https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/shell-integration/#edit-file (OPTIONS) --title, --window-title . . current --source-window . --tab-title . . current --source-window . --type [=window] : window kitty tab . launch (startup sessions) . os-window . launch . overlay (overlay) kitty overlay-main kitty . overlay kitten launch . . background kitty . --allow-remote-control KITTY_LISTEN_ON . clipboard, primary --stdin-source (primary selection) . os-panel os-window . Wayland layer shell . --os-panel . : window, background, clipboard, os- panel, os-window, overlay, overlay-main, primary, tab --dont-take-focus, --keep-focus [=no] (focus) . --cwd . current --source-window . last_reported ( shell_integration ). oldest current . root . --hold-after-ssh . --var . . : name=value. name= . --hold [=no] (shell prompt). . --location [=default] . after before . neighbor after . after . vsplit hsplit split splits . . --next-to . : default, after, before, first, hsplit, last, neighbor, split, vsplit --next-to . search_syntax . . ( ) . --type tab . --os-window-class WM_CLASS X11 application id Wayland --type. kitty kitty . --os-window-name WM_NAME X11 --type. --os-window-class . --os-window-title . kitty . current --source-window . --os-window-state [=normal] . : normal, fullscreen, maximized, minimized --os-window-position 10x20 . / . Wayland . --logo PNG () . window_logo_path . kitty . --logo-position . --logo . window_logo_position . --logo-alpha [=-1] . --logo . window_logo_alpha . --spacing margin ( ) padding ( ) . : margin=20 padding-left=10 margin-h=30. *-h *-v . . (overlay) . --hold-after-ssh [=no] --cwd=current ssh kitten . --max-file-size [=8] ( ). base64 tty . --help, -h [=no] 0.48.2 July 30, 2026 kitten-edit-in-kitty(1)