goto-line

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The current line numbers is visible in the modeline and you can use the goto-line to jump to a specific line.

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The current line numbers is visible in the modeline and you can use the goto-line to jump to a specific line.

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The current line numbers is visible in the modeline and you can use the goto-line to jump to a specific line.

In Emacs, the commands don't take line numbers as arguments, except for goto-line.

M-g M-g runs goto-line as well ( on my default installation ).

I liked having F2 = goto-line (rather M-g g) and F3 = compile.

Emacs offers goto-line on M-g g or M-g M-g, which admittedly is not the handiest of key sequences; I've been thinking about rebinding that to be more useful, but I don't use it often enough to really need to.

{+} For myself, I like M-i for overwrite-mode, so I don't have to get to the Insert key, and M-g for goto-line, which is an xemacs binding I got used to years ago).

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BTW, "M-g g" (goto-line) is also bound to "M-g M-g" which I find much easier to type.

I always bind "goto-line" to a single key (like f7).

(global-set-key "\C-cg" 'goto-line) Is handy to navigate quickly to a line number.

The only exception I can’t live without is exactly what you mentioned: (global-set-key "\M-g" 'goto-line) I've used that for so long that my fingers just do it automatically.