[SOLVED] Jump to last position when using vim netrw to open a file

Jump to last position when using vim netrw to open a file

I am looking to jump automatically to the last position in any file that I open.

I have in my ~/.vimrc file:

autocmd BufReadPost *                                                                                                                                                                                   
  \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
    \ exe "normal! g`\"" |
  \ endif

This works fine if I open a file using the vim command.

But if I write vim . in a directory to load netrw and use t to open a file in a new tab, the cursor appears at the top of the file and not at the last position.

I then have to use `" to jump to the last position.

Is there any way to jump to the last position when using netrw and t?

Thanks.

Solution

I found an easy workaround. Just adding to ~/.vimrc

let g:netrw_browse_split = 3

allows me to hit enter to open the file in a new tab and jump to the last position.

It is technically not a solution to the problem that I posted, but it works well enough for me.

I have also incorporated this: https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/13344/open-multiple-files-in-tabs-from-explore-mode.

I just added

`\"

to a couple of lines to yield

let command .= "tgT`\":" . ( a:firstline + i ) . "\<CR>:+tabmove\<CR>"

and

let command .= "t`\"gT"

This allows me to open multiple files at once and to jump to the last position in each file.