commit 076eb6f6af1454dd2635e1186cbe730a74306f7d
parent e484918ef2416e37e6c551108b36e7d299318807
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 17:00:35 +0100
docs: mention that a negative number after "+" counts from the end
A negative line number given on the command line counts from the end
of the relevant file (-1 meaning the first line from the bottom),
and a negative column number from the end of the relevant line.
The feature was added in version 2.8.5 but not mentioned in the manual.
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57342.
Suggested-by: Andreas Schamanek <schamane@fam.tuwien.ac.at>
Diffstat:
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ syntax coloring, line numbering, and soft-wrapping overlong lines.
When giving a filename on the command line, the cursor can be put on a
specific line by adding the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before
the filename, and even in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
+(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
The cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
by specifying that string after \fB+/\fR or \fB+?\fR before the filename.
The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ section), and to edit several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor
can be put on a specific line of a file by adding the line number
with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
adding it with a comma.
+(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
The cursor can also be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
by specifying that string after @code{+/} or @code{+?} before the filename.
The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
