diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5e3f104b9e..c8632b94fc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ alias vi='emacsclient -t' The last two aliases are helpful if you're used to editing files from the command line using `vi(m)`. +Also you can open a file with cursor on choosen line: + +```bash +emacsclient somefile:1234 +``` + +This will open file 'somefile' and set cursor on line 1234. + ## Getting to know Prelude Certainly the best way to understand how Prelude enhances the default diff --git a/core/prelude-editor.el b/core/prelude-editor.el index d789412a8a..89fd43a246 100644 --- a/core/prelude-editor.el +++ b/core/prelude-editor.el @@ -397,6 +397,25 @@ indent yanked text (with prefix arg don't indent)." ("%" . apply-operation-to-number-at-point) ("'" . operate-on-number-at-point))) +(defadvice server-visit-files (before parse-numbers-in-lines (files proc &optional nowait) activate) + "Open file with emacsclient with cursors positioned on requested line. +Most of console-based utilities prints filename in format +'filename:linenumber'. So you may wish to open filename in that format. +Just call: + + emacsclient filename:linenumber + +and file 'filename' will be opened and cursor set on line 'linenumber'" + (ad-set-arg 0 + (mapcar (lambda (fn) + (let ((name (car fn))) + (if (string-match "^\\(.*?\\):\\([0-9]+\\)\\(?::\\([0-9]+\\)\\)?$" name) + (cons + (match-string 1 name) + (cons (string-to-number (match-string 2 name)) + (string-to-number (or (match-string 3 name) "")))) + fn))) files))) + (provide 'prelude-editor) ;;; prelude-editor.el ends here