How to config vim to open a filename which contains line and column number?

Question

It's usefull, when debug a program.

# compile file
$ g++ -Wall main.cpp
main.cpp:42:7: warning: backslash and newline separated by space

# I do this to locate
$ vim main.cpp +42 +'normal 7|'

# how to do this?
$ vim main.cpp:42:7:

Answer 1

Check out file:line plugin also. It will open file and set cursor position to specified line and column.

Works with trailing colon:

vim file.cpp:10
vim file.cpp:10:
vim file.cpp:10:4
vim file.cpp:10:4:

Answer 2

vim actually has a whole set of built-in commands and options for this.

You get the documentation with

:help quickfix

For example

:set makeprg=g++\ -Wall\ main.cc " the default is make
:make

will parse the errors and warnings output by g++ and let you cycle through the locations.