Fzf: Open file with Vim by specifying line number

[exAspArk]

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Hi,

Is there any chance of making it possible to open files in Vim by specifying line (and maybe column) number?

For example, to suggest some_spec.rb file if I type some_spec.rb:30 and open it in line 30.

[junegunn]

So we have some_spec.rb in the list and you type in smspcrb:30 and enter to match the file and open it in Vim? I don't think it's possible since the moment you type :30 fzf will no longer match the file. And as fzf is just a Unix filter that does not know the context, I can't think of a good way to allow it. I would simply type in 30G once the file is open.

By the way, if you use fzf in Vim, you might also want to checkout fzf.vim project.

[edi9999]

Or you could add a --bind with : to open a new fzf instance that lets you choose the line number

[romanodesouza]

@edi9999 Did your suggestion work like a charm? Please, tell us more about that.

I achieved the goal doing:

fzf --bind "::execute(awk '{print FILENAME\":\"NR}' {} | fzf && killall fzf)"

That way I can program a function in the editor to handle this output.

BUT that killall fzf is pretty ugly.

Anyone has any idea to get rid of this?
cc: @junegunn

[junegunn]

@romanoaugusto88 That looks interesting but I would write a shell function instead of trying to put everything inside --bind option.

#!/bin/bash
ol() {
  local lines file line
  mapfile -t lines < <(fzf --expect : --height 30% --reverse)
  [ ${#lines[@]} -ne 2 ] && return

  file=${lines[1]}
  if [ -z "${lines[0]}" ]; then
    vim "$file"
  else
    read -r -p "$file ($(wc -l "$file" | awk '{print $1}') line(s)): " line
    vim "$file" +$line
  fi
}

[junegunn]

Alternatively you can combine abort action like follows:

fzf --bind "::execute(awk '{print FILENAME\":\"NR}' {} | fzf)+abort"

Note that due to abort the exit status of the command is non-zero.