bug: cursor is reset after keymap function call #639

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1. DavidGamba

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   on Jun 27, 2025
2. restacksyj commented on Jan 26, 2026

   

   restacksyj

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   Hey @DavidGamba , I don't know if you are still facing the issue but I went through the issue and seems like not calling oil.open(cwd) after vim.fn.jobstart fixes the cursor issue. Since you call, oil.open(cwd) after that, it resets the cursor to the top.

   Let me know if this helps! For your reference

   ["<leader>ga"] = function()
   			local cwd = oil.get_current_dir()
   			local entry = oil.get_cursor_entry()
   			if cwd and entry then
   				local pos = vim.fn.getcurpos()
   				local line = pos[2]
   				local col = pos[3]
   				vim.fn.jobstart({ "git", "add", string.format("%s/%s", cwd, entry.name) })
   				-- oil.open(cwd) (commenting this line, fixes the cursor issue)
   				-- print("Cursor Position: Line " .. line .. ", Column " .. col)
   				-- vim.fn.cursor(line, 0)
   			end
   		end,
   
3. DavidGamba commented on Jan 26, 2026

   

   DavidGamba

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   @restacksyj the reason I am doing oil.open is because oil doesn't refresh the status view after I do git add. Even when adding watch_for_changes = true.

   Also, triggering the actions.refresh keybind also sends me back to the top of the file.

   I want to be able to get immediate visual confirmation that the file was added to the list of staged files or removed from it.
4. restacksyj commented on Jan 27, 2026

   

   restacksyj

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   @DavidGamba This is kinda workaround by changing your config a little, you can use this instead of just oil.open(cwd). The thing is oil takes precedence when we call oil.open(cwd) and while rendering the buffer, resets the cursor position. Let me know if this helps!

   https://asciinema.org/a/zKABCwNmdD9ysSBU

   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
     pattern = "OilEnter",
     once = true,
     callback = function()
       vim.schedule(function()
         vim.fn.cursor(line, 0)
       end)
     end,
   })
   oil.open(cwd)

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5. DavidGamba commented on Jan 27, 2026

   

   DavidGamba

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   Oh wow, that really did it! Thanks so much for going out of your way to help me!

   For the record, in case someone else runs into this, this is my config after the suggestion:

   config

   local add = MiniDeps.add
   
   add({
   	source = "stevearc/oil.nvim",
   	depends = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
   })
   
   add({
   	source = "refractalize/oil-git-status.nvim",
   	depends = { "stevearc/oil.nvim" },
   })
   
   local oil = require("oil")
   
   oil.setup({
   	win_options = {
   		signcolumn = "yes:2",
   	},
   	columns = { "icon" },
   	keymaps = {
   		-- Show help with g?
   		["<esc>"] = { "actions.refresh" },
   		-- Don't use motions I use for window management for splits
   		["<C-h>"] = false,
   		["<C-l>"] = false,
   		-- Splits
   		["<C-s>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { horizontal = true } },
   		["<C-v>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { vertical = true } },
   		["<leader>ga"] = function()
   			local cwd = oil.get_current_dir()
   			local entry = oil.get_cursor_entry()
   			if cwd and entry then
   				local pos = vim.fn.getcurpos()
   				local line = pos[2]
   				local col = pos[3]
   				vim.fn.jobstart({ "git", "add", string.format("%s/%s", cwd, entry.name) })
   				vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
   					pattern = "OilEnter",
   					once = true,
   					callback = function()
   						vim.schedule(function()
   							vim.fn.cursor(line, 0)
   						end)
   					end,
   				})
   				oil.open(cwd)
   			end
   		end,
   		["<leader>gr"] = function()
   			local cwd = oil.get_current_dir()
   			local entry = oil.get_cursor_entry()
   			if cwd and entry then
   				local pos = vim.fn.getcurpos()
   				local line = pos[2]
   				local col = pos[3]
   				vim.fn.jobstart({ "git", "reset", string.format("%s/%s", cwd, entry.name) })
   				vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
   					pattern = "OilEnter",
   					once = true,
   					callback = function()
   						vim.schedule(function()
   							vim.fn.cursor(line, 0)
   						end)
   					end,
   				})
   				oil.open(cwd)
   			end
   		end,
   	},
   	view_options = {
   		show_hidden = true,
   	},
   	-- EXPERIMENTAL support for performing file operations with git
   	git = {
   		-- Return true to automatically git add/mv/rm files
   		add = function(path)
   			return false
   		end,
   		mv = function(src_path, dest_path)
   			return true
   		end,
   		rm = function(path)
   			return false
   		end,
   	},
   	watch_for_changes = true,
   })
   
   require("oil-git-status").setup()
   
   -- Open parent directory in current window
   vim.keymap.set("n", "-", "<CMD>Oil<CR>", { desc = "Open parent directory" })
   
   -- Open parent directory in floating window
   vim.keymap.set("n", "<space>-", require("oil").toggle_float, { desc = "Floating directory viewer" })
   
   

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6. DavidGamba

   closed this as completedon Jan 27, 2026