:drop +line does not work if the buffer is already open in a window

[jyn514]

Problem

Normally, :drop +41 foo.txt will open foo.txt with the cursor on line 41. however, if foo.txt is already open, it instead is a no-op, even if the cursor is on a different line.

Steps to reproduce

nvim --clean foo.txt
:drop +30 foo.txt

Expected behavior

The cursor should move from line 1 to line 30.

Nvim version (nvim -v)

NVIM v0.11.0 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670 Run "nvim -V1 -v" for more info

Vim (not Nvim) behaves the same?

yes, vim 8.2: VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Feb 03 2025 11:54:38) Included patches: 1-16, 647, 17-579, 1969, 580-647, 678, 648-1848, 4975, 5016, 5023, 5072, 2068, 1849-1854, 1857, 1855-1857, 1331, 1858, 1858-1859, 1873, 1860-1969, 1992, 1970-1992, 2010, 1993-2068, 2106, 2069-2106, 2108, 2107-2109, 2109-3995, 4563, 4646, 4774, 4895, 4899, 4901, 4919, 213, 1840, 1846-1847, 2110-2112, 2121

Operating system/version

popOS 22.04

Terminal name/version

kitty 0.39.1

$TERM environment variable

tmux-256color

Installation

directly from github releases

[jyn514]

implemented here:

neovim/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c

Line 878 in 57d99a5

goto_tabpage_win(tp, wp);

i see it calling goto_tabpage_win, but it never handles the ++opt and +cmd arguments.

it's not trivial to fix because :first gives an error if the file is modified and :drop shouldn't.

[jyn514]

oh, i am wrong. :first does not error on modified files. it errors if and only if the current file is the same as the file to edit, lol