hi jan, the viminfo file just stores information. it doesn't actually do anything by itself. in other words, the viminfo file differs from the .vimrc file in that:
viminfo: stores state data for vim .vimrc: a list of vim commands to run at the start of a vim session so how does the cursor get positioned when vim is started? pete begin Jan W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Peter: > > Look in ~/.viminfo > > There should be a line like: > > # File marks: > '0 37 0 ~/textfile3.txt > '1 35 0 ~/textfile.txt > > I think that is the place that you are talking about. > > :) > > HTHO, > > jan > > --- Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi lugod, > > > > i've seen vim on a mandrake system which, when opening a file a second > > time, will place the cursor at its last position when the file was > > initially opened. > > > > anyone know how to get vim to do this? > > > > i've checked the ~/.vimrc and can find nothing that does this. i also > > checked bash aliases to make sure vim wasn't aliased to vim plus some > > command line switches. nothing. > > > > i'd like for my own vim to do this. anyone know the magic? > > > > pete > > > > -- > > Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > ===== > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< > PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of any one > ambitious to illuminate his name. > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
