diff --git a/.sackrc b/.sackrc
index e831912..8c9e14c 100644
--- a/.sackrc
+++ b/.sackrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # @author Sampson L. Chen (sampson-chen / slchen)
 # @date 2012-10-14
-# 
+#
 # @description
 # - Configuration file for sack
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sack__dev_null=/dev/null
 # Determine the OS
 sack__OS=$(uname)
 
-# @todo: add support for editors other than 'vim', 'gvim' and 'emacs'
+# @todo: add support for editors other than 'vim', 'gvim', 'emacs' and 'scite'
 sack__default_editor=vim
 
 # # # # # # sack profiles # # # # # #
diff --git a/sack b/sack
index 9f2fa45..e312060 100755
--- a/sack
+++ b/sack
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
 # @author: Sampson L. Chen (sampson-chen / slchen)
 # @date: 2012-10-14
 #
-# @description: 
+# @description:
 # s(hortcut)-ack - a faster way to use ack (or grep)!
-# 
+#
 # For more details:
 # https://github.com/sampson-chen/sack
-# 
+#
 # @dependencies:
 # - ack (http://betterthangrep.com/)
 # - tee
 # - awk
 # - sed (GNU sed)
-# 
+#
 # @version:
 # 1.0
 #
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 # @usage:
 # - for additional usage information, see README.md
 
+set +x
+
 # ==============================================================
 # ==============================================================
 
@@ -190,28 +192,62 @@ create_shortcut_cmd_vscode() {
     chmod +x $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
 }
 
+# Open shortcut using SciTE (https://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html)
+# First try to locate a running instance, and use the first if more than one is available
+# If no running instances are found spawn a new one
+create_shortcut_cmd_scite() {
+    sack__shortcut_cmd_path="${sack__shortcut_path}/${sack__shortcut_cmd}"
+    echo "#!/bin/bash" > "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '# Search for a running scite instance, use the first found' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo 'PIDOF=$(which pidof)' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo 'SCITE_PID=""' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo 'if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '    # Have pidof' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '    SCITE_PID=$(${PIDOF} -s -n scite)' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '        SCITE_PID=$(${PIDOF} -s -n SciTE)' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '    fi' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo 'fi' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+
+    echo "sack__scite_shortcut=\$(sed -n \"\$1p\" < $sack__shortcut_file)" >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo "fp=\$(echo \"\${sack__scite_shortcut}\" | awk '{ print \$2 }')" >> "$sack__shortcut_cmd_path"
+    echo "ln=\$(echo \"\${sack__scite_shortcut}\" | awk '{ print \$1 }')" >> "$sack__shortcut_cmd_path"
+    #echo "ln=\`echo \$sack__scite_shortcut | awk '{ print \$1 }'\`" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo 'if [[ "${SCITE_PID}" == "" ]]; then' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo '    # No running instance found, spawn a new one' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo "    ${sack__default_editor} \"-open:\${fp}\" \"-goto:\${ln}\"" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo 'else' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+    echo "    # Use scite director extension to open the file" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo "    SCITE_PIPE=\$(printf "/tmp/SciTE.%d.in" \${SCITE_PID})" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo "    echo \"open:\${fp}\" >> \"\${SCITE_PIPE}\"" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo "    echo \"goto:\${ln}\" >> \"\${SCITE_PIPE}\"" >> $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+    echo 'fi' >> "${sack__shortcut_cmd_path}"
+
+    chmod +x $sack__shortcut_cmd_path
+}
+
 # Switch to a different profile
 switchprofile() {
     # Get the specified profile name from cmdline
     sack__selected_profile=$1
 
-    # Try to find the corresponding profile entry that matches the name EXACTLY 
+    # Try to find the corresponding profile entry that matches the name EXACTLY
     # with an entry in config file
-    # If there are multiple profile names that match exactly, 
-    # (i.e. in the case where currrent profile is already the one we want 
+    # If there are multiple profile names that match exactly,
+    # (i.e. in the case where currrent profile is already the one we want
     # to switch to, use the first match)
     # then use only the first entry (i.e. the first 3 lines)
     sack__switch_to_profile_raw=$(cat $sack__config_path | grep --line-regexp -A 2 "sack__profile_name=$sack__selected_profile" | head -3)
-    
+
     # If we can't find an exact match with grep, bail
-    if [[ -z $sack__switch_to_profile_raw ]]; then 
+    if [[ -z $sack__switch_to_profile_raw ]]; then
         echo ""
         echo "===> Error: profile \"$sack__selected_profile\" is not found"
         echo ""
         echo "To create a new profile, do:"
         echo "    sack -anp PROFILE_NAME"
         echo "    sack --addnewprofile ReviewBoard"
-        return 1 
+        return 1
     fi
 
     # Get the flags for this profile entry
@@ -280,7 +316,7 @@ renameprofile() {
         echo "===> Renaming for \"no_profile\" is disallowed!"
         return 1
     fi
-    
+
     # Process the information that need to be written back to the config file
     # into a temporary file so we don't have I/O conflict
     cat $sack__config_path | awk -v replace_flag="sack__profile_name=$sack__profile_name" -v new_profile_name=$sack__new_profile_name '{
@@ -296,7 +332,7 @@ renameprofile() {
 
     echo ""
     echo "===> sack: renamed profile <==="
-    echo "Profile renamed from \"$sack__profile_name\" to: \"$sack__new_profile_name\"" 
+    echo "Profile renamed from \"$sack__profile_name\" to: \"$sack__new_profile_name\""
 }
 
 setflags() {
@@ -316,10 +352,10 @@ setflags() {
         echo "    sack -sp PROFILE_NAME"
         return 1
     fi
-    
+
     # Get the search directory for this profile entry
     sack__profile_preset_directory=$(echo "$sack__current_profile_raw" | grep "sack__profile_preset_directory" | sed -e "s/sack__profile_preset_directory=//")
-    
+
     # Process the information that need to be written back to the config file
     # into a temporary file so we don't have I/O conflict
     cat $sack__config_path | awk -v replace_flag="sack__profile_name=$sack__profile_name" -v new_profile_preset_flags="$sack__new_flags" -v profile_preset_directory="$sack__profile_preset_directory" 'BEGIN {do_replace=0};
@@ -344,7 +380,7 @@ setflags() {
 
     echo ""
     echo "===> sack: set flags <==="
-    echo "Preset flags for profile \"$sack__profile_name\" now set to: $sack__new_flags" 
+    echo "Preset flags for profile \"$sack__profile_name\" now set to: $sack__new_flags"
 }
 
 setdirectory() {
@@ -352,7 +388,7 @@ setdirectory() {
 
     # Validate the list of all directories passed in
     for sack__new_directory in $sack__new_directories
-    do 
+    do
         # Validate that it is a valid directory path
         if [[ ! -d "$sack__new_directory" ]]; then
             echo ""
@@ -376,7 +412,7 @@ setdirectory() {
         echo "    sack -sp PROFILE_NAME"
         return 1
     fi
-    
+
     # Get the preset flags for this profile entry
     sack__profile_preset_flags=$(echo "$sack__current_profile_raw" | grep "sack__profile_preset_flags" | sed -e "s/sack__profile_preset_flags=//")
 
@@ -403,8 +439,8 @@ setdirectory() {
     mv $sack__config_path.tmp $sack__config_path
 
     echo ""
-    echo "===> sack: set directory(s) <==="
-    echo "Preset directory(s) for profile \"$sack__profile_name\" now set to: \"$sack__new_directories\"" 
+    echo "===> sack: set directory\(s\) <==="
+    echo "Preset directory\(s\) for profile \"$sack__profile_name\" now set to: \"$sack__new_directories\""
 }
 
 addnewprofile() {
@@ -420,7 +456,7 @@ addnewprofile() {
         echo "===> Must not add new profile with name \"no_profile\"!"
         return 1
     fi
-    
+
     # Process the information that need to be written back to the config file
     # into a temporary file so we don't have I/O conflict
     cat $sack__config_path | awk -v add_profile_name=$sack__add_profile_name '{
@@ -466,11 +502,11 @@ listprofiles() {
                 }
             }
         };'
-            
+
 }
 
 # =============================================
-# ================ Script Main ================ 
+# ================ Script Main ================
 # =============================================
 
 # Where to find the config file
@@ -553,7 +589,7 @@ if [[ "$sack__profile_name" == "no_profile" ]]; then
     # are displayed as absolute paths, so that they can be shared across
     # multiple terminal / shell sessions
     sack__flags=""
-    sack__cwd=$(pwd) 
+    sack__cwd=$(pwd)
 else
     sack__flags="$sack__profile_preset_flags"
     sack__cwd="$sack__profile_preset_directory"
@@ -576,13 +612,13 @@ echo ""
 $sack__default_tool $sack__color_param $sack__flags "$@" "$sack__cwd" | tee >$sack__dev_null >(display_shortcuts) >(process_shorcut_paths | remove_escaped_chars > $sack__shortcut_file)
 
 # Show usage instructions for first-time users; this can be turned off
-if [[ $sack__show_instructions -eq 0 ]]; then
+if [[ "$sack__show_instructions" -eq "0" ]]; then
     # do nothing
     echo ""
-else 
+else
     echo ""
     echo "===== Use: \"$sack__shortcut_cmd #\" to go directly to the search result!"
-    echo "===== Example: ( user@linux:~$ $sack__shortcut_cmd 25 )"
+    echo "===== Example: \( user@linux:~$ $sack__shortcut_cmd 25 \)"
     echo ""
 fi
 
@@ -592,6 +628,8 @@ elif [ $sack__default_editor == 'rsub' ]; then
     create_shortcut_cmd_rsub
 elif [ $sack__default_editor == 'code' ]; then
     create_shortcut_cmd_vscode
+elif [ $sack__default_editor == 'scite' ]; then
+    create_shortcut_cmd_scite
 else
     echo "Error: unsupported default editor specified in sack__default_editor"
 fi