diff --git a/misc/mc.lib b/misc/mc.lib
index 5a278a518..d4a6ebdd3 100644
--- a/misc/mc.lib
+++ b/misc/mc.lib
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [External editor or viewer parameters]
-    vi=%filename +%lineno
-    vim=%filename +%lineno
-    view=%filename +%lineno
-    emacs=%filename +%lineno
-    nano=%filename +%lineno
-    joe=%filename +%lineno
-    more=%filename +%lineno
-    less=%filename +%lineno
-    mcedit=%filename:%lineno
+vi=+%lineno %filename
+vim=+%lineno %filename
+view=+%lineno %filename
+emacs=+%lineno %filename
+nano=+%lineno %filename
+joe=+%lineno %filename
+more=+%lineno %filename
+less=+%lineno %filename
+mcedit=%filename:%lineno
 
 [Special dirs]
 list=/afs;/coda;/:;/...;/net;/#smb