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How to go to the bottom of the file on startup in Notepad++

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 29


No. But you have two options:

  • Notepad++ is GNU. Get the sources, patch, build.
  • Open the file, hit Ctrl+End



ANSWER 2

Score 9


If you open files from a shortcut or command line, you can add flags to specify the line number and column to place the cursor, e.g.

"notepad++.exe" -n12 -c34 license.txt

(note no spaces between -n/-c and line/column numbers).

To open the file at the bottom, use a very large line number, e.g.

"notepad++.exe" -n999999 filename



ANSWER 3

Score 2


You can not only see the updated file but also always shift to the updated line i.e. e.o.f. like in case of viewing logs.

Settings -> Preferences -> MISC

Tick **Update silently**

Tick **scroll to the last line after update**.

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ANSWER 4

Score 1


the Notepad++ has a superb useful command line parameter -monitor You just start it in the prompt:

c:\> notepad++ -monitor d:/temp/monitor_me.log

It opens (or creates) a file, and starts probing it several times per second. When it detects that the file was changed, it updates the screen with the changes and tries scrolling to the end.