When I quit VIM and open the same file again, I am positioned at the start of the file. How can I preserve the last cursor position?
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When I quit VIM and open the same file again, I am positioned at the start of the file. How can I preserve the last cursor position?
The "out of the box"
.vimrcenables this with the statement:You may just need to restore this statement in your
.vimrc. In any case, seevimrc_example.vimand also see theline()function in the Vim manual for a discussion of how it works.