1. A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a program for program editing for editing a program described using a symbol on a program editing screen, the program for program editing causing an information processing apparatus to function as: input-gesture-characteristic-information acquiring unit for acquiring input gesture characteristic information including coordinate information and a shape of a track of the coordinate information input on the program editing screen; and processing executing unit for specifying an operation target and specifying a command applied to the operation target as well on the basis of the input gesture characteristic information, executing the command, and displaying a result of execution of the command on the program editing screen, wherein the processing executing unit specifies the command on the basis of a gesture definition that associates a type of the operation target, the shape of the track, and a command to be executed, executes the specified command, and displays a result of execution of the command on the program editing screen.