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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: Returning to same line
From:       Bram Moolenaar <Bram () moolenaar ! net>
Date:       2002-12-31 21:03:35
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Michael Keightley wrote:

> When I start the version of Vim that comes with Red Hat 7.X or 8.0,
> the cursor is placed on the same line as when I lasted edited the
> file.  I've compiled up Vim 6.1 or Red Hat 7.1 and Solaris 2.6, but I
> don't get this behaviour.  The cursor is always at the top of the file
> when I start Vim.  My .vimrc is the same in both cases.  Is this a
> compile time option, or is there something in /usr/share/vim on Red
> Hat that does this?

This must be something in the Red Hat startup script.  Look for the
"system vimrc file" line in the output of the ":version" command.

This is what I use myself:

  " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
  autocmd BufReadPost *
    \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
    \   exe "normal g`\"" |
    \   let b:doopenfold = 1 |
    \ endif
  " Need to postpone using "zv" until after reading the modelines.
  autocmd BufWinEnter *
    \ if exists("b:doopenfold") |
    \   unlet b:doopenfold |
    \   exe "normal zv" |
    \ endif

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