<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[start notepad++ with a search character]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I would like to open a file at a character location.<br />
I use an application that puts a marker character in the file when you open the editor while running the application. I would like to put that character in the command line that opens the editor and have the file open at the character instead of the top of the file.<br />
I did a cursory search in the forum to find this capability.<br />
I did not find it.<br />
Is this possible?<br />
thanks</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/13219/start-notepad-with-a-search-character</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:15:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/13219.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:19:47 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to start notepad++ with a search character on Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:34:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">thank you</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21539</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21539</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Stevenson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:34:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to start notepad++ with a search character on Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:48:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/stuart-stevenson" aria-label="Profile: Stuart-Stevenson">@<bdi>Stuart-Stevenson</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Yes, it’s the location.<br />
If you open search-&gt;goto dialog and choose offset<br />
you will see where you current cursor is positioned.</p>
<p dir="auto">That are the only parameters, afaik, which can be used to locate a specific<br />
position during startup.</p>
<p dir="auto">Cheers<br />
Claudia</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21525</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21525</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Frank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:48:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to start notepad++ with a search character on Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:43:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">thanks for the response Claudia</p>
<p dir="auto">I understand the first command and result but in the second I don’t know what position 6 is. I that a predefined location or is 6 the search term?</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21522</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21522</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Stevenson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:43:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to start notepad++ with a search character on Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:56:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/stuart-stevenson" aria-label="Profile: Stuart-Stevenson">@<bdi>Stuart-Stevenson</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">when providing a file as command line parameter you can also provide<br />
-nLinenumber -cColumn or -pPosition</p>
<p dir="auto">E.g<br />
notepad++.exe test.txt -n10 -c5</p>
<p dir="auto">would open file test.txt. Scroll to line 10 and column 5</p>
<p dir="auto">notepad++.exe test.txt -p6</p>
<p dir="auto">would set the cursor to position 6 in the test.txt file.</p>
<p dir="auto">Cheers<br />
Claudia</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21496</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21496</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Frank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:56:44 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>