I have just updated Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS with Software Updater.
After restarting, apparently something has changed on vim:
Previously, when opening a file with vim, then :q, and then opening it again, it automatically jumped to the last line I was reading.
After this update, when I open some files already saved in the computer, then :q and opening them again, they do jump to the line I was reading a minute ago, but other files do not, and are opened in line 1.
I have not modified anything
My /etc/vim/vimrc has uncommented these lines:
if has("autocmd")
au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g'\"" | endif
endif
And my ~/.vimrc has only one line:
syntax on
(All the files are normal text files)
EDIT:
The problematic files are in a folder path ~/work/(+1000 characters of folders and subfolders)/file.tex
Files on ~/work/folder1 do not present that problem.
Does the length of the path has something to do?
Answering @EliahKagan questions / suggestions:
Let the ~/work/folder1/test_1.tex be the file where the "jump to the last location" works well.
Let the ~/work/folder2/very-long-path-of-folders-and-subfolders--around_1000 characters_of_folders_and_subfolders/test_2.tex be the file(s) where the "jump to the last location" is not working.
1) Can you add the output of ls -l ~/.viminfo to your question?
david@so1:~$ ls -l ~/.viminfo
-rw------- 1 david david 330206 Jul 9 22:08 /home/david/.viminfo
2) Are the files for which you are not having the problem files that you typically edit by running vim as root?
No, I run them as user:
david@so1:~$ vi ~/work/folder1/test_1.tex
3) What is the output of file /etc/alternatives/vim
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ file /etc/alternatives/vim
/etc/alternatives/vim: symbolic link to `/usr/bin/vim.gtk3'
4) Do you know what packages the Software Updater installed, upgraded, or removed? /var/log/apt/history.log
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ /var/log/apt/history.log
bash: /var/log/apt/history.log: Permission denied
And as root:
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ sudo su
root@so1:/home/david/work/folder1# /var/log/apt/history.log
bash: /var/log/apt/history.log: Permission denied
If I open the /var/log/apt/history.log file:
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ vim /var/log/apt/history.log
I see the following:
Start-Date: 2017-07-03 22:05:01
Commandline: apt-get install pandoc
Install: pandoc:amd64 (1.12.2.1-1build2), pandoc-data:amd64 (1.12.2.1-1build2, automatic)
End-Date: 2017-07-03 22:05:04
Start-Date: 2017-07-09 18:54:46
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.682'
Install: linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic:amd64 (4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1), linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic:amd64 (4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1), linux-headers-4.4.0-83:amd64 (4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1), linux-signed-image-4.4.0-83-generic:amd64 (4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1), linux-image-extra-4.4.0-83-generic:amd64 (4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1)
5) I have noticed a very interesting thing:
david@so1:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for david:
root@so1:/home/david# cd work/folder1/
root@so1:/home/david/work/folder1# ls
test_1.tex
root@so1:/home/david/work/folder1# vim test_1.tex
and when opening the file, it is possible to move the cursor where you point and click.
However, when opening the file as user:
root@so1:/home/david/work/folder1# exit
exit
david@so1:~$ cd work/folder1/
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ ls
test_1.tex
david@so1:~/work/folder1$ vi test_1.tex
the point-and-click cursor does not work (I actually prefer it this way, so I would prefer not to modify this).
If I now open the problematic file as root:
root@so1:/home/david/work/folder2/very-long-path-of-folders-and-subfolders--around_1000_characters_of_folders_and_subfolders# vi test_2.tex
I have the "jump-to-last-position" problem.
6) This is also even more interesting:
If I copy the file:
david@so1:~/work/folder2/very-long-path-of-folders-and-subfolders--around_1000_characters_of_folders_and_subfolders$ cp test_2.tex ~/Documents/
and then open it:
david@so1:~/Documents$ vi test_2.tex
Then the "jump-to-last-position" does work....
Where might be the problem then?
Answering @muru questions / suggestions:
If I do:
david@so1:~/work/folder2/very-long-path-of-folders-and-subfolders--around_1000_characters_of_folders_and_subfolders$ vim test_2.tex
and I do :scriptnames I receive the following:
1: /usr/share/vim/vimrc
2: /usr/share/vim/vim80/debian.vim
3: ~/.vimrc
4: /usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/syntax.vim
5: /usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/synload.vim
6: /usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/syncolor.vim
7: /usr/share/vim/vim80/filetype.vim
8: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/getscriptPlugin.vim
9: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/gzip.vim
10: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/logiPat.vim
11: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/manpager.vim
12: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/matchparen.vim
13: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
14: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/rrhelper.vim
15: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/spellfile.vim
16: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
17: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/tohtml.vim
18: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/vimballPlugin.vim
19: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
20: /usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/tex.vim
The result of :autocmd is: http://paste.ubuntu.com/25060281/
(Since the output of that command is very long, I could not post it directly here)
New update:
When running ipython on this problematic folder, I get this error message:
david@so1:~/work/folder2/very-long-path-of-folders-and-subfolders--around_1000_characters_of_folders_and_subfolders$ ipython
[TerminalIPythonApp] ERROR | Current working directory doesn't exist.
as opposed to the expected result in any other folder:
david@so1:~/home/david/work/folder1$ ipython
Python 2.7.11 |Anaconda 4.0.0 (64-bit)| (default, Dec 6 2015, 18:08:32)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 4.1.2 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
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So, something must be happening in this problematic folder
