# HG changeset patch
# User Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
# Date 910404520 0
# Node ID 68edff9e738969abc3e672d1449992f2cc80412d
# Parent  e221aa952b5b790c350c90fbf9474777374191f9
(line-number-mode): Doc fix.

diff -r e221aa952b5b -r 68edff9e7389 lisp/simple.el
--- a/lisp/simple.el	Sat Nov 07 02:05:38 1998 +0000
+++ b/lisp/simple.el	Sat Nov 07 02:08:40 1998 +0000
@@ -3245,7 +3245,10 @@
   "Toggle Line Number mode.
 With arg, turn Line Number mode on iff arg is positive.
 When Line Number mode is enabled, the line number appears
-in the mode line."
+in the mode line.
+
+Line numbers do not appear for very large buffers, see variable
+`line-number-display-limit'."
   (interactive "P")
   (setq line-number-mode
 	(if (null arg) (not line-number-mode)