How do I open a text file using VIM or VI and go to specific line? How do I open a file using vim and go to specific function() in my source code?
The vi / vim text editor supports running any : command using the following syntax:
vi +commandHere fileName vi +/searchTermHere fileName vi +/LineNumberHere fileName vim +/LineNumberHere fileName
To open file and go to line number 546, enter:
$ vim +546 functions
Sample outputs:
Fig.01: Vi / Vim open a file at a specific line number
To open file and go to function called killproc(), enter:
$ vim +/killproc functionsSample outputs:
Fig.02: Vi / vim open a file at a specific function / subroutine / procedure / method in source code
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To open file and go to line number 431, enter:
$ vim +546 functions
431 -> 546
And maybye there is the way to go to speciffied occurence of search term? Say, to the last? Or to 25th occurence?
If you want to pre-position at the x’th occurrence of “string”, you can use the command
vi +x/string file
thank-you @doug
Also note that you can use this functionality from within vim as well, e.g.:
:e +50 path_to_file
Thanks Aleksander its very easy and helpfull