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Using an External Editor

Xcode lets you choose the editors used for the files in your project. You can use Xcode’s built-in editor or use an external editor such as BBEdit. Generally, Xcode uses the filename extension to choose how to edit a file. For example, it edits an .rtf file with its own built-in RTF editor and a .c file with its own built-in source code editor.

You can temporarily change how a file is viewed, or permanently change how files of a certain type are viewed. To change how a file is viewed, you can do any of the following:

• To have files of a certain type always open in a different editor, change the preferred editor for that file type to that editor.

• To have files of a certain type always open in the application specified for them in the Finder, change the preferred editor for that file type to “Open With Finder.”

• To temporarily force Xcode to treat a file as a different file type, and open it with the appropriate editor, use the Open As command.

• To temporarily force Xcode to open a file with the default application chosen for it in the Finder, use the Open With Finder command.

Contents:

Overriding How a File is Displayed
Changing the Preferred Editor for a File Type
Opening Files With an External Editor
Opening Files With Your Preferred Application

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