> … it also makes things easier to chown the file to my username so I don't need to type in "sudo ggedit" just "ggedit"
You don't have to use sudo, regardless of who owns the script. Additionally, you should use gksudo, not sudo — which is already in the one-line script, to save you the trouble of typing it. Just enter "ggedit" by itself. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 Title: When run as root [gksudo gedit <whatever>] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/796076/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs