+1 here... I'm using Edgy, with: - gnome-terminal 2.16.1 - bash 3.1.17(1) - gedit 2.16.1 All of the following open an empty doc: ls | gedit ls -l | gedit ls | cat | gedit ls -l | cat | gedit -- gedit does not read from a pipe https://launchpad.net/bugs/9054