Re: Cursor isn't at right position for Commit message

On So, 04 Jun 2017, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am currently using Vim 8.0. When I use vim as my preferred editor for
> git. 
>
> When I try to commit a change in git it open up vim to type the commit
> message. Most of the time the text cursor seems to be positioned
> somewhere in the middle of the commit template (the comments). As a
> result, I am unable to type in the commit message directly after
> switching to "insert" mode in vim. Any reasons for this misbehaviour ?
>
> Environments:
> Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
> Shell: bash

It could be, that your system sources defaults.vim which sets up the
last-position-jump (see :h last-position-jump) autocommand.

Read :h defaults.vim how to prevent loading it (it is usually only
loaded, when no vimrc has been found)

Best,
Christian
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