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When I open a file with gvim with the following command line option,

gvim file +5

I would like the current line (the 5th line) be scrolled to the center of gVIM's window, Is that possible?

--=--=----=--=----=--=----=--=--
|                            |
|                            |
|                            |
|                            |
|  this line was selected    |
|                            |
--=--=----=--=----=--=----=--=--

By default, it wasn't centered

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Are you referring to the same behavior that typing zz in normal mode would offer? – Bernhard Oct 22 '12 at 15:28
@Bernhard zz is not an editor command? – warl0ck Oct 22 '12 at 15:42
@Bernhard anyway, if this "zz" can be used once, it would solve my problem – warl0ck Oct 22 '12 at 15:43

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You can use

gvim file +5 -c "normal zz"

The -c option allows you to specify an editor command to run when starting vim. zz, as others have mentioned, centers the screen on the cursor line.

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Use an autocommand.

au VimEnter * normal zz
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And if he does not want to do this by default? – Bernhard Oct 22 '12 at 15:40

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