diff --git a/src/bin/open.cpp b/src/bin/open.cpp
index af3d3398a5..b93feaf3d0 100644
--- a/src/bin/open.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/open.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2003-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2005-2006, François Revol, revol@free.fr.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 
@@ -19,11 +20,33 @@
 
 const char *kTrackerSignature = "application/x-vnd.Be-TRAK";
 
+const char *openWith = kTrackerSignature;
+
+
+status_t OpenFile(BEntry &entry, int32 line=-1, int32 col=-1)
+{
+	status_t status;
+	entry_ref ref;
+	entry.GetRef(&ref);
+
+	BMessenger target(openWith);
+	if (target.IsValid()) {
+		BMessage message(B_REFS_RECEIVED);
+		message.AddRef("refs", &ref);
+		if (line > -1)
+			message.AddInt32("be:line", line);
+		if (col > -1)
+			message.AddInt32("be:column", col);
+		// tell the app to open the file
+		status = target.SendMessage(&message);
+	} else
+		status = be_roster->Launch(&ref);
+	return status;
+}
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	const char *openWith = kTrackerSignature;
 	int exitcode = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	char *progName = argv[0];
@@ -31,9 +54,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		progName = strrchr(progName, '/') + 1;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
-		fprintf(stderr,"usage: %s <file or url or application signature> ...\n", progName);
-
-	BRoster roster;
+		fprintf(stderr,"usage: %s <file[:line[:column]] or url or application signature> ...\n", progName);
 
 	while (*++argv) {
 		status_t status = B_OK;
@@ -41,17 +62,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		BEntry entry(*argv);
 		if ((status = entry.InitCheck()) == B_OK && entry.Exists()) {
-			entry_ref ref;
-			entry.GetRef(&ref);
-
-			BMessenger target(openWith);
-			if (target.IsValid()) {
-				BMessage message(B_REFS_RECEIVED);
-				message.AddRef("refs", &ref);
-				// tell the app to open the file
-				status = target.SendMessage(&message);
-			} else
-				status = roster.Launch(&ref);
+			status = OpenFile(entry);
 		} else if (!strncasecmp("application/", *argv, 12)) {
 			// maybe it's an application-mimetype?
 			
@@ -64,10 +75,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			// don't start it twice if we have other args
 			BList teams;
 			if (argc > 1)
-				roster.GetAppList(*argv, &teams);
+				be_roster->GetAppList(*argv, &teams);
 
 			if (teams.IsEmpty())
-				status = roster.Launch(*argv);
+				status = be_roster->Launch(*argv);
 		} else if (strchr(*argv, ':')) {
 			// try to open it as an URI
 			BString mimeType = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.";
@@ -78,9 +89,37 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				mimeType.Append(arg, arg.FindFirst(":"));
 
 			char *args[2] = { *argv, NULL };
-			status = roster.Launch(mimeType.String(), 1, args);
-		} else
+			status = be_roster->Launch(mimeType.String(), 1, args);
+			if (status == B_OK)
+				continue;
+			
+			// maybe it's "file:line" or "file:line:col"
+			int line = 0, col = 0, i;
 			status = B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+			// remove gcc error's last :
+			if (arg[arg.Length()-1] == ':')
+				arg.Truncate(arg.Length()-1);
+			i = arg.FindLast(':');
+			if (i > 0) {
+				line = atoi(arg.String()+i+1);
+				arg.Truncate(i);
+				entry.SetTo(arg.String());
+				if (entry.Exists())
+					status = OpenFile(entry, line-1, col-1);
+				if (status == B_OK)
+					continue;
+				// get the col
+				col = line;
+				i = arg.FindLast(':');
+				line = atoi(arg.String()+i+1);
+				arg.Truncate(i);
+				entry.SetTo(arg.String());
+				if (entry.Exists())
+					status = OpenFile(entry, line-1, col-1);
+			}
+		} else {
+			status = B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+		}
 
 		if (status != B_OK && status != B_ALREADY_RUNNING) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: \"%s\": %s\n", progName, *argv, strerror(status));