vim-lastplace v3.1.1

Intelligently reopen files at your last edit position. By default git, svn, and mercurial commit messages are ignored because you probably want to type a new message and not re-edit the previous one.

Advantages

Advantages over the snippets that can be found around the net include:

• Commit messages automatically start at the beginning of a file. This is important because many version control systems re-use the same file for commit message editing.
• Maximizes Available Context
  • Center the cursor vertically after restoring last edit position.
  • Keep as much of the file on screen as possible when last edit position is at the end of the file.
• Opens folds if the last edit position is inside a fold.
• Works properly with new file templates and scripts that jump to a specific line in them.

Installation

You can use pathogen.vim or other plugin managers to install and use vim-lastplace.

cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone git://github.com/farmergreg/vim-lastplace.git

Depending on which Vim package you're using, Vim may be preconfigured with last-edit-position logic that doesn't work quite as well as vim-lastplace. If so, you may want to disable that in favor of vim-lastplace. For example, for Vim as packaged with Git for Windows, you can edit C:\Program Files\Git\etc\vimrc and comment out the "Remember positions in files" autocmd BufReadPost * block.

Configuration

You can configure what file types to ignore by setting g:lastplace_ignore in your vimrc. This is a comma separated list. By default it is set to:

    let g:lastplace_ignore = "gitcommit,gitrebase,svn,hgcommit"

You can configure buffer types to ignore by setting g:lastplace_ignore_buftype in your vimrc. This is a comma separated list. By default it is set to:

    let g:lastplace_ignore_buftype = "quickfix,nofile,help"

Folds are automatically opened when jumping to the last edit position. If you do not like this behavior you can disable it by putting this in your vimrc:

    let g:lastplace_open_folds = 0

Miscellaneous

This plugin is complete and stable. Please do not be afraid to try it even if there is very little recent activity in this repository. If you do find a bug, please submit a pull request that fixes whatever problem you're having.

Version History

vim-lastplace uses semver to manage version numbers.

3.1.1

• Add 'nofile' and 'help' to lastplace_ignore_buftype. (Issue #14)
• Do not jump when a new file is created (Issue #15, #16)

3.1.0

• Add g:lastplace_ignore_buftype setting.
• Update github links from username dietsche to farmergreg.

3.0.4

• Add g:lastplace_open_folds option.

3.0.3

• Point release for Debian packaging. Changes all http links to https. No code changes.

3.0.2

• A fix for files that are smaller than the current screen size (issue #8)

3.0.1

• A fix for files with modelines.

3.0.0

• Open folds if the last edited area is inside a closed fold.

2.0.1

• Add gitrebase filetype to the ignore list.

2.0.0

• Center the screen when restoring the cursor position.
• When at the end of a file, keep as much of it on screen as possible.

1.0.0

• Initial version.

About

• Author : Gregory L. Dietsche
• Web Page: https://www.gregd.org/

Get the latest version, submit pull requests, and file bug reports on GitHub:

• https://github.com/farmergreg/vim-lastplace

If you like this plugin, please star and rate it on these sites:

• GitHub
• Vim.org