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Emacs: Show line numbers temporarily, while prompting for the line number input
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goto-line-with-feedback.el
;; turn line numbers off by default
(global-linum-mode -1)
(defun goto-line-with-feedback (&optional line)
"Show line numbers temporarily, while prompting for the line number input"
(interactive "P")
(if line
(goto-line line)
(unwind-protect
(progn
(linum-mode 1)
(goto-line (read-number "Goto line: ")))
(linum-mode -1))))
;; bind to specific key
(global-set-key (kbd "C-l") 'goto-line-with-feedback)
;; or replace all goto-line
(global-set-key (vector 'remap 'goto-line) 'goto-line-with-feedback)
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