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docs: document the <filename>:<linenumber> thing for cursor positioning

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@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ nano \- Nano's ANOther editor, inspired by Pico
.B nano
.RI [ options "] [[\fB+" line [\fB, column "]] " file ]...
.sp
.B nano
.RI [ options "] [" file [\fB: line [\fB: column "]]]..."
.sp
.BR nano " [" \fIoptions "] [[" + [ crCR ]( / | ? ) \fIstring "] " \fIfile ]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
@ -36,7 +39,11 @@ syntax coloring, line numbering, and soft-wrapping overlong lines.
When giving a filename on the command line, the cursor can be put on a
specific line by adding the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before
the filename, and even in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.
The line and column numbers may also be specified by gluing them with colons
after the filename. (When a filename contains a colon followed by digits,
escape the colon by preceding it with a triple backslash.)
.sp
The cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
by specifying that string after \fB+/\fR or \fB+?\fR before the filename.
The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a

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@ -142,12 +142,17 @@ The usual way to invoke @command{nano} is:
@blankline
But it is also possible to specify one or more options (@pxref{Command-line Options}),
and to edit several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor
can be put on a specific line of a file by adding the line number
with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
adding it with a comma.
(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
The cursor can also be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
and to edit several files in a row.
The cursor can be put on a specific line of a file by adding
the line number with a plus sign before the filename, and even
in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.
The line and column numbers may also be specified by gluing them with colons
after the filename. (When a filename contains a colon followed by digits,
escape the colon by preceding it with a triple backslash.)
The cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
by specifying that string after @code{+/} or @code{+?} before the filename.
The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
regular expression by inserting a @code{c} and/or @code{r} after the plus sign.