Vifm startup: How to make vifm remember the last cursor/selector positions on startup?

Question

Vifm remembers the the last cursor/selector positions, so for example, if you move into a folder that contains files and move the cursor to the last file of that directory, then leave the directory and enter it again, the cursor/selector will be at the last highlighted (in this example the last) file.

How can I achieve this behavior on vifm startup? (So that the cursor/selector highlights the chain of all lastly highlighted items before exiting vifm?)

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 07 '18 at 17:20

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From documentation on command-line options (here):

vifm starts in the current directory unless it is given a different directory on the command line or 'vifminfo' includes "savedirs" (in which case last visited directories are used as defaults).

From documentation on 'vifminfo' option (here):

savedirs - save last visited directory (requires dhistory)

Sample vifmrc actually includes this:

set vifminfo=dhistory,savedirs,chistory,state,tui,shistory,
    \phistory,fhistory,dirstack,registers,bookmarks,bmarks

If you're not using it or changed it, just make sure that dhistory and savedirs are both included.

answered Jun 07 '18 at 17:20

xaizek

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Btw does Ranger have a similar option? – upgrd Jun 09 '18 at 13:28
Recently my vifm doesn't save my marks, I have this code `set vifminfo=savedirs...` in my vifmrc too, but it doesn't save my marks when I close vifm – SdSaati Oct 26 '20 at 03:47
I found the solution, I had to use :w to save current settings in vifminfo file – SdSaati Oct 26 '20 at 08:13

Vifm startup: How to make vifm remember the last cursor/selector positions on startup?

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