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From: s32908a@puukko.hut.fi (Marko Puumalainen)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: another Beginner EMACS
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Date: 25 Oct 89 17:25:56 GMT
References: <1030@rodan.acs.syr.edu> <4300055@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <155@salt.UUCP>
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In article <155@salt.UUCP> snow@salt.UUCP (John Snow) writes:

>But one thing bothers me, since I don't have the visual referenced I'm
>use to, I would at least like to know what line number I'm on.  Is
>there some way to make the line number where the cursor is located
>show up on the information line?  Any help or suggestions would be
>greatly appreciated.

If you use MicroEmacs the command "CTRL-X =" should do the trick. At
least it does on the version 3.9e. That is, press CTRL and "x"
simultaneously and then "=".

>Thanks,

No problem.

		))Marko

Marko Puumalainen		* That's an awful thought and in the daytime
marko@otax.tky.hut.fi		* it seems wildly paranoid...
s32908a@puukko.hut.fi		* But, do you know, in the watches of the night
UUCP: s32908a@puukko.uucp	* it seems perfectly logical.  - S.K.