How can I open vim with a particular line number at the top?

Solution 1:

You could issue zt after opening the file, so something like: vim +500 filename -c 'normal zt'.

Solution 2:

As an alternative (because I ended up here searching for it), if you want to have the syntax vim <filename>:<linenumber>, eg vim test.rb:45, you can use vim-fetch with Vundle:

Plugin 'kopischke/vim-fetch'

Solution 3:

This should do it:

vim +'500|norm! zt' filename

Or you could just start the habit of using zt (top), zz (center), and zb (bottom); In my case, it is so automatic, I wouldn't really require the extra invocation argument

How can I open vim with a particular line number at the top?

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