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Several tools such as grep, py.test, etc ... use the pattern <FileName>:<line number>: to point to errors. For example:



; grep -Hn Common setup.cfg

setup.cfg:11:    Common


How can I modify vim and gvim so that I can invoke them like so:



gvim setup.cfg:11:


instead of 



gvim setup.cfg +11


I know that I can write a small shell script that would parse things but I wonder if there is an easier way.






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    This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
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Several tools such as grep, py.test, etc ... use the pattern <FileName>:<line number>: to point to errors. For example:



; grep -Hn Common setup.cfg

setup.cfg:11:    Common


How can I modify vim and gvim so that I can invoke them like so:



gvim setup.cfg:11:


instead of 



gvim setup.cfg +11


I know that I can write a small shell script that would parse things but I wonder if there is an easier way.






vim gvim







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    This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
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Several tools such as grep, py.test, etc ... use the pattern <FileName>:<line number>: to point to errors. For example:



; grep -Hn Common setup.cfg

setup.cfg:11:    Common


How can I modify vim and gvim so that I can invoke them like so:



gvim setup.cfg:11:


instead of 



gvim setup.cfg +11


I know that I can write a small shell script that would parse things but I wonder if there is an easier way.






vim gvim







share|improve this question













Several tools such as grep, py.test, etc ... use the pattern <FileName>:<line number>: to point to errors. For example:



; grep -Hn Common setup.cfg

setup.cfg:11:    Common


How can I modify vim and gvim so that I can invoke them like so:



gvim setup.cfg:11:


instead of 



gvim setup.cfg +11


I know that I can write a small shell script that would parse things but I wonder if there is an easier way.






vim gvim




vim gvim






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    This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
    – Random832
    Oct 5 '12 at 12:48














  • 2




    This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
    – Random832
    Oct 5 '12 at 12:48








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This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
– Random832
Oct 5 '12 at 12:48




This isn't exactly analogous, but vim does have a feature to load the output from grep or (for example) compiler errors from make, and navigate between them. See :help quickfix for more info.
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You can use the file:line plugin available here, which does exactly what you want...






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    It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
    – Sardathrion
    Jun 25 '15 at 6:53










  • The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
    – Lekensteyn
    Jul 16 '15 at 9:06


















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There isn't a way, and I think a script is the only way.
The reason being, what if you had a file called setup.cfg:11 and wanted to edit it?



Here is a quick script that does what you want as a oneliner...



editline() { vim ${1%%:*} +${1##*:}; }





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  • Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 5 '12 at 7:44






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    You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
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    Oct 5 '12 at 7:47


















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With Vundle.vim, add this to your .vimrc:



Plugin 'bogado/file-line'





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  • @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
    – Dorian
    Oct 14 '16 at 0:13










  • I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 14 '16 at 6:50


















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You can also use such alias:



alias gd 'set number=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/3/"`; set file=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/2/"`; eval "if ($number == $file) then \

   gvim $file \

else \

   gvim $file +$number \

endif"'





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    You can use the file:line plugin available here, which does exactly what you want...






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      It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
      – Sardathrion
      Jun 25 '15 at 6:53










    • The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
      – Lekensteyn
      Jul 16 '15 at 9:06















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    You can use the file:line plugin available here, which does exactly what you want...






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      It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
      – Sardathrion
      Jun 25 '15 at 6:53










    • The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
      – Lekensteyn
      Jul 16 '15 at 9:06













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    up vote
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    You can use the file:line plugin available here, which does exactly what you want...






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    You can use the file:line plugin available here, which does exactly what you want...







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      It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
      – Sardathrion
      Jun 25 '15 at 6:53










    • The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
      – Lekensteyn
      Jul 16 '15 at 9:06














    • 1




      It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
      – Sardathrion
      Jun 25 '15 at 6:53










    • The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
      – Lekensteyn
      Jul 16 '15 at 9:06








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    It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
    – Sardathrion
    Jun 25 '15 at 6:53




    It sure does and with the added bonus that you can use vundle to install it.
    – Sardathrion
    Jun 25 '15 at 6:53












    The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
    – Lekensteyn
    Jul 16 '15 at 9:06




    The references file-line plugin has some issues, including brokeness when tab pages are in use. vim-fetch does what file-line does, but better.
    – Lekensteyn
    Jul 16 '15 at 9:06












    up vote
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    There isn't a way, and I think a script is the only way.
    The reason being, what if you had a file called setup.cfg:11 and wanted to edit it?



    Here is a quick script that does what you want as a oneliner...



    editline() { vim ${1%%:*} +${1##*:}; }





    share|improve this answer























    • Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:44






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      You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
      – Julian
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:47















    up vote
    9
    down vote













    There isn't a way, and I think a script is the only way.
    The reason being, what if you had a file called setup.cfg:11 and wanted to edit it?



    Here is a quick script that does what you want as a oneliner...



    editline() { vim ${1%%:*} +${1##*:}; }





    share|improve this answer























    • Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:44






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      You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
      – Julian
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:47













    up vote
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    up vote
    9
    down vote









    There isn't a way, and I think a script is the only way.
    The reason being, what if you had a file called setup.cfg:11 and wanted to edit it?



    Here is a quick script that does what you want as a oneliner...



    editline() { vim ${1%%:*} +${1##*:}; }





    share|improve this answer














    There isn't a way, and I think a script is the only way.
    The reason being, what if you had a file called setup.cfg:11 and wanted to edit it?



    Here is a quick script that does what you want as a oneliner...



    editline() { vim ${1%%:*} +${1##*:}; }






    share|improve this answer














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    • Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:44






    • 2




      You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
      – Julian
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:47


















    • Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:44






    • 2




      You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
      – Julian
      Oct 5 '12 at 7:47
















    Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 5 '12 at 7:44




    Sorry this is not accurate: What if you had a file called +11? You can, of course, use -- for that.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 5 '12 at 7:44




    2




    2




    You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
    – Julian
    Oct 5 '12 at 7:47




    You can edit a +11 file by saying vim ./+11
    – Julian
    Oct 5 '12 at 7:47










    up vote
    2
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    With Vundle.vim, add this to your .vimrc:



    Plugin 'bogado/file-line'





    share|improve this answer























    • @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
      – Dorian
      Oct 14 '16 at 0:13










    • I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 14 '16 at 6:50















    up vote
    2
    down vote













    With Vundle.vim, add this to your .vimrc:



    Plugin 'bogado/file-line'





    share|improve this answer























    • @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
      – Dorian
      Oct 14 '16 at 0:13










    • I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 14 '16 at 6:50













    up vote
    2
    down vote










    up vote
    2
    down vote









    With Vundle.vim, add this to your .vimrc:



    Plugin 'bogado/file-line'





    share|improve this answer














    With Vundle.vim, add this to your .vimrc:



    Plugin 'bogado/file-line'






    share|improve this answer














    share|improve this answer



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    • @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
      – Dorian
      Oct 14 '16 at 0:13










    • I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 14 '16 at 6:50


















    • @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
      – Dorian
      Oct 14 '16 at 0:13










    • I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
      – Sardathrion
      Oct 14 '16 at 6:50
















    @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
    – Dorian
    Oct 14 '16 at 0:13




    @Sardathrion: Which issues do you have?
    – Dorian
    Oct 14 '16 at 0:13












    I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 14 '16 at 6:50




    I moved to neovim and there are lots of issues that mark other modules (or whatever neovim calls them) as incompatible.
    – Sardathrion
    Oct 14 '16 at 6:50










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    You can also use such alias:



    alias gd 'set number=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/3/"`; set file=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/2/"`; eval "if ($number == $file) then \
    
   gvim $file \
    
else \
    
   gvim $file +$number \
    
endif"'





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      You can also use such alias:



      alias gd 'set number=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/3/"`; set file=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/2/"`; eval "if ($number == $file) then \
      
   gvim $file \
      
else \
      
   gvim $file +$number \
      
endif"'





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        You can also use such alias:



        alias gd 'set number=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/3/"`; set file=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/2/"`; eval "if ($number == $file) then \
        
   gvim $file \
        
else \
        
   gvim $file +$number \
        
endif"'





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        You can also use such alias:



        alias gd 'set number=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/3/"`; set file=`echo !:1 | perl -pe "s/([0-9]*:)?(.+)[,:]([0-9]+).*/2/"`; eval "if ($number == $file) then \
        
   gvim $file \
        
else \
        
   gvim $file +$number \
        
endif"'






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