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@@ -1381,6 +1381,7 @@ rest is ignored. Items can only be 1023 bytes long.
Basic items
%f file name (finds a string)
+ %b buffer number (finds a number)
%o module name (finds a string)
%l line number (finds a number)
%e end line number (finds a number)
@@ -1420,6 +1421,11 @@ On Windows a leading "C:" will be included in "%f", even when using "%f:".
This means that a file name which is a single alphabetical letter will not be
detected.
+The "%b" conversion is used to parse a buffer number. This is useful for
+referring to lines in a scratch buffer or a buffer with no name. If a buffer
+with the matching number doesn't exist, then that line is used as a non-error
+line.
+
The "%p" conversion is normally followed by a "^". It's used for compilers
that output a line like: >
^