Opening a file with line number / column number specified from commandline

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Issue by petetnt
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017 at 07:19 GMT
Originally opened as adobe/brackets#13488

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Prerequisites

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Description

This is most likely a Brackets Shell issue too, but correct me if I am wrong but there doesn't seem to be a way to open a file to a specific line / column from command line.

In https://github.com/adobe/brackets/blob/master/src/document/DocumentCommandHandlers.js#L417-L440 we handle decorated paths inside Brackets, but if one tries to open a file with foo.js:5:5, it either:

• Says file not found on the cmd line on MacOS
• Throws an unknown error inside Brackets on Windows

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a file called foo.txt and insert the following

lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox
lazy dog jumps over brown fox

2. Try to launch it from cmd line with brackets foo.txt:4:4

Expected behavior: [What you expected to happen]

File opens in Brackets with cursor set to fourth line, fourth column

Actual behavior: [What actually happened]

Error is thrown either in console or Brackets, depending on the OS.

Versions

Latest master, Win / Mac

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Comment by petetnt
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017 at 07:20 GMT

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Related: facebook/create-react-app#2637