Notepad++ always in multi instance

settings notepad++ multiple-instances
SchurigH picture SchurigH · Feb 17, 2011 · Viewed 18.1k times · Source

I need Notepad++ running in multiple instance mode without "-multiInst" parameter. I can't use .lnk shortcuts, I can't use cmd.exe /c notepad++.exe -multiInst, is there another way?

Answer

qbert220 picture qbert220 · Feb 17, 2011

The only way I can think of doing this would be using a wrapper. Create a file called "np++.bat" with the following content:

"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Notepad++" -multiInst %1

Put it somewhere in your PATH. You can then invoke it as:

np++.bat file.txt

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