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>master
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When giving a filename on the command line, the cursor can be put on a
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specific line by adding the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before
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the filename, and even in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
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(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
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The cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
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by specifying that string after \fB+/\fR or \fB+?\fR before the filename.
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The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
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@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ section), and to edit several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor
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can be put on a specific line of a file by adding the line number
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with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
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adding it with a comma.
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(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
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The cursor can also be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
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by specifying that string after @code{+/} or @code{+?} before the filename.
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The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
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