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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T16:02:49+00:00 2026-05-23T16:02:49+00:00

In Emacs Lisp, if you have a buffer position stored in a variable, how

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In Emacs Lisp, if you have a buffer position stored in a variable, how do you find what column it is in?

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    2026-05-23T16:02:50+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 4:02 pm

    Check out documentation for columns and for save-excursion.

    (save-excursion (goto-char pos) (current-column))
    
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