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Edit and save files

Select a text file in the files pane to open it in an editor tab. ködade uses CodeMirror for editing, adds syntax highlighting for common source formats, and falls back to plain text when it has no matching language grammar.

Open and switch tabs

Each selected file gets one tab. Select a tab to return to it, use Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab when a terminal does not have focus, or select the tab's × to close it. A middle-click also closes a tab.

Two files with the same name receive a parent-folder suffix in their tab labels. Tabs scroll horizontally when they no longer fit in the pane.

Open-tab metadata is saved locally per project. Editor view state and unsaved buffers are not durable project data.

Save an edit

  1. Make a change in the editor.
  2. Look for the amber unsaved-changes dot on the tab and next to the file in the tree.
  3. Press Command-S to save.

The status line shows saving… while a write is in progress. A failed save shows Could not save: followed by the error; the editor keeps the buffer so you can correct the problem and try again.

Warning

Save before switching projects or quitting. Closing a dirty tab keeps its buffer available if you reopen that file before leaving the current project, but unsaved buffers do not survive a project switch or app restart.

Text files larger than 1 MiB are not loaded. Files containing a null byte or text that is not valid UTF-8 appear as Binary file — no preview instead of opening in the editor. See Preview files for the separate image and PDF limits.

Handle a change from another tool

The project watcher reconciles the open file when an agent, terminal command, or another editor changes it on disk:

  • If your buffer is clean, the editor reloads the disk version automatically.
  • If you have unsaved edits, the editor keeps your buffer and shows This file changed on disk while you had unsaved edits.

Resolve that banner before saving:

  • Select Reload from disk to discard your buffer and use the external version.
  • Select Keep my version to keep your buffer. It remains unsaved; press Command-S afterward to replace the disk version.

If the file was deleted, the choices change to Close file and Keep my version (re-create). Re-create keeps the buffer as an unsaved file; press Command-S to write it back to disk.

Note

Command-S does not overwrite a file while the conflict banner is open. Choose one of the banner actions first.

For the complete key table and terminal-focus behavior, see Keyboard shortcuts.