To open a file in gedit, click the Open button, or press Ctrl+O.
This will cause the Open dialog to appear. Use your mouse or keyboard to select the file that you wish to open, and then click Open. The file that you've selected will open in a new tab.
To close the Open dialog without opening a file, click Cancel.
You can use the Ctrl and Shift keys to open more than one file at a time. If you hold down the Ctrl key while you select multiple files, clicking Open will open each of the files that you have selected.
Holding down the Shift while you select multiple files will open the first file that you select, the last file that you select, and all of the files in between.
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