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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/positions.texi | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/positions.texi b/doc/lispref/positions.texi index 7c30fe977ca..9fd4bd8fe8e 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/positions.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/positions.texi @@ -432,11 +432,16 @@ prints a message reporting the number of lines, words, and characters in the buffer, or in the region if the region is active. @end deffn -@defun line-number-at-pos &optional pos +@defun line-number-at-pos &optional pos absolute @cindex line number This function returns the line number in the current buffer -corresponding to the buffer position @var{pos}. If @var{pos} is @code{nil} -or omitted, the current buffer position is used. +corresponding to the buffer position @var{pos}. If @var{pos} is +@code{nil} or omitted, the current buffer position is used. If +@var{absolute} is @code{nil}, the default, counting starts at +@code{(point-min)}, so the value refers to the contents of the +accessible portion of the (potentially narrowed) buffer. If +@var{absolute} is non-@code{nil}, ignore any narrowing and return +the absolute line number. @end defun @ignore |