nano

commit d2e261d87382ec6c506fe206f2df850d30f22235
parent 2525291ef0c7227e081f0c23ce2bac347493f3ae
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date:   Thu,  3 Jul 2025 10:55:31 +0200

history: do not forget anchors when line number is given on command line

When a line number is given on the command line, the position-history
file needs to be read first, because it might contain saved anchors.

(Before placing the cursor on the given line, or searching for a given
string, the current position now needs to be set back to top-of-file,
as otherwise the saved column position is likely to be inherited, or
the search will start from the inherited position.)

This fixes https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?67272.

Bug existed since version 8.5, commit 60e2f2ba,
since the saving of anchors was introduced.

Diffstat:
M
src/nano.c
 | 
16
+++++++++++-----

1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
@@ -2580,11 +2580,21 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				continue;
 		}
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_HISTORIES
+		if (ISSET(POSITIONLOG) && openfile->filename[0] != '\0')
+			restore_cursor_position_if_any();
+#endif
+
 		/* If a position was given on the command line, go there. */
-		if (givenline != 0 || givencol != 0)
+		if (givenline != 0 || givencol != 0) {
+			openfile->current = openfile->filetop;
+			openfile->placewewant = 0;
 			goto_line_and_column(givenline, givencol, FALSE, FALSE);
+		}
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		else if (searchstring != NULL) {
+			openfile->current = openfile->filetop;
+			openfile->current_x = 0;
 			if (ISSET(USE_REGEXP))
 				regexp_init(searchstring);
 			if (!findnextstr(searchstring, FALSE, JUSTFIND, NULL,
@@ -2601,10 +2611,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			searchstring = NULL;
 		}
 #endif
-#ifdef ENABLE_HISTORIES
-		else if (ISSET(POSITIONLOG) && openfile->filename[0] != '\0')
-			restore_cursor_position_if_any();
-#endif
 	}
 
 	/* After handling the files on the command line, allow inserting files. */