Re: Feature Request: Relative jump using M-x goto-line

[Jussi Piitulainen]

Sivaram Neelakantan writes:

> Can M-x goto-line have options to take numbers with +- values, so that
> it goes to line +lines from current position or -lines from current
> position?
> 
> M-x goto-line +40, should go 40 lines forward
> M-x goto-line -30  goes 30 lines backward.
> M-x goto-line 24   goes to line 24
> 
> I'd find this useful when working with files having header and trailer
> records. 

You can give an argument to C-n or C-p.

C-u 4 0 C-n
C-u 3 0 C-p
M-x goto-line RET 24