Re: Open file and position cursor at column number?

Thanks, Tim. This was, in fact, *exactly* what I was looking for.

Much appreciated,

Trevor.

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Tim Chase <vim@tim.thechases.com> wrote:

On 01/23/12 06:45, Trevor Bača wrote:

How can I open a file and have the cursor automatically
positioned at  column number n?

Something like ...

   vim +024l foo.txt

... but where "024l" would be interpreted as a normal command
instead of an ex command.

You can use the "-c" command combined with the "norm" ex command to do things like

 vim +42 -c'norm 15|' file.txt

which will go to column 15 on line 42

-tim

--
Trevor Bača
trevorbaca@gmail.com

--
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php