Re: something to jump to file:line

[Ehud Karni]

On Sun, 23 Sep 2001 00:34:19 +0400 (MSD), Roman Suzi <rnd@onego.ru> wrote:
> 
> I am looking for some way to automate visiting specific
> lines in files, like grep display does, but from file.
> 
> For example, if I have this kind of file:
> 
> --- mytags -------------------
> file1.txt:12  trararar
> file1.txt:190  gfhgggg
> file2.txt:345  dfasdf
> ------------------------------
> 
> I'd like to step on the line and press some key (Enter, for example)
> to visit specified file on specified line.
> 
> I can control the format of mytags and put anything on lines.

The easiest way to accomplish your wish is to do:
1. Add another : after the line number
i.e. your example will become:
file1.txt:12:  trararar
file1.txt:190:  gfhgggg
file.txt:345:  dfasdf
2. In this buffer do M-x compilation-mode <Enter>

Thats it ! when you now type <Enter> in a line, Emacs will open the
desired file in the requested line.

To learn more about it read the help for the `next-error' command.

Ehud.


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