VS2019 Open file and goto line

Question

Hi everyone. I want to open a file in an open instance and then goto line.

I use the command : devenv /edit filename /command "gotoln line"

Unfortunately that doesn't work. It looks like that the goto command is not running.

Strangely, if no instance is open yet, that works. Is there a way to get this to work even when a instance is open.

I use VS2019.

regards

Hartmut

Answer 1

Hi @Hartmut ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

I tested it on my side. I suppose it is designed like this.

As this document described:

/Command: Starts the IDE and executes the specified command.
/Edit: Opens the specified files in a running instance of this application. If there are no running instances, it starts a new instance with a simplified window layout.

The /edit can be used in the existing instance or no running instance.
But for /command, every time it will first launch the VS, then executes the specified command.

If a VS instance has been opened, running “devenv /edit /command” will go to the most recently opened instance. but the /command requires launching a new instance. So it doesn’t work,

If you have any suggestion about the feature, you can directly report it to product team by selecting “Help” menu > Send Feedback.

Sincerely,
Anna
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