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-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/basic.texi5
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/display.texi7
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index 444b2469cf1..cde7b475d95 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -311,13 +311,16 @@ Position 1 is the beginning of the buffer.
@kindex M-g M-g
@kindex M-g g
@findex goto-line
+@findex goto-line-relative
Read a number @var{n} and move point to the beginning of line number
@var{n} (@code{goto-line}). Line 1 is the beginning of the buffer. If
point is on or just after a number in the buffer, that is the default
for @var{n}. Just type @key{RET} in the minibuffer to use it. You can
also specify @var{n} by giving @kbd{M-g M-g} a numeric prefix argument.
@xref{Select Buffer}, for the behavior of @kbd{M-g M-g} when you give it
-a plain prefix argument.
+a plain prefix argument. Alternatively, you can use the command
+@code{goto-line-relative} to move point to the line relative to the
+accessible portion of the narrowed buffer.
@item M-g @key{TAB}
@kindex M-g TAB
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index e7b8745a044..6f1bc802b85 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -1452,9 +1452,10 @@ the displayed column number to count from one, you may set
@cindex narrowing, and line number display
If you have narrowed the buffer (@pxref{Narrowing}), the displayed
line number is relative to the accessible portion of the buffer.
-Thus, it isn't suitable as an argument to @code{goto-line}. (Use
-@code{what-line} command to see the line number relative to the whole
-file.)
+Thus, it isn't suitable as an argument to @code{goto-line}. (The
+command @code{what-line} shows the line number relative to the whole
+file.) You can use @code{goto-line-relative} command to move point to
+the line relative to the accessible portion of the narrowed buffer.
@vindex line-number-display-limit
If the buffer is very large (larger than the value of