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diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt index a1b2f4e08..42d74f75a 100644 --- a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ absolute line number (lines count from 1). - /regex/ + This form will use the first line matching the given -POSIX regex. If <end> is a regex, it will search +POSIX regex. If <start> is a regex, it will search from the end of +the previous `-L` range, if any, otherwise from the start of file. +If <end> is a regex, it will search starting at the line given by <start>. + |