Re: autocmd to get preceding cursor position with :bp

On 25/03/10 21:35, Jean Johner wrote:
> Hello,
> My .vimrc contains only
> set nocompatible
> set hidden
>
> I do the following:
> gvim file1
> Put the cursor on line 10, colum 23
> :e file2
> :bp
> Result: the cursor is positioned on line 10, column 1
>
> I would like to include an autocmd command in my .vimrc so that the
> cursor after the :bp is on line 10, column 23
>
> I tried
> autocmd BufEnter * exe "normal! g`'"
> but it does not work.
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> Jean Johner
>

You want g`" not g`'

The autocommand defined for this purpose by the vimrc_example.vim is as
follows:

> " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
> " Don't do it when the position is invalid or when inside an event handler
> " (happens when dropping a file on gvim).
> " Also don't do it when the mark is in the first line, that is the default
> " position when opening a file.
> autocmd BufReadPost *
> \ if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
> \ exe "normal! g`\"" |
> \ endif

Best regards,
Tony.
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