You can init Sublime (and open/edit files) from the command line relatively easily[1] and there's a plugin that will allow you run shell commands from within Su

You can init Sublime (and open/edit files) from the command line relatively easily[1] and there's a plugin that will allow you run shell commands from within Sublime Text[2]. 1: http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/2/osx_command_line.html http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/2/osx_command_line.html 2: https://github.com/misfo/Shell-Turtlestein https://github.com/misfo/Shell-Turtlestein (or from Package Control) EDIT: Ahh I see you edited, nevermind! But you can split the windows easily too!