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I encounter many situations where I'd like to use mc/mark-next-lines but I don't know how to change the number of cursors. When I do C-u 2 mc/mark-next-lines I get 7 cursors instead of 3.

It would be neat if I could pass a two to this command to get 2 cursors. I don't see any sense in that bevhaviour.

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    Shouldn't you use mc/mark-next-like-this? If no region, marks next lines depending on argument.
    – Juancho
    Commented Sep 26, 2016 at 20:40
  • this is the command I was looking for. I wouldn't have expected this functionality with this name. thx !
    – bertfred
    Commented Sep 26, 2016 at 21:05
  • @Juancho: Please post your comment as an answer. OP: Please consider accepting that answer.
    – Drew
    Commented Sep 26, 2016 at 21:09

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The function you are looking for is mc/mark-next-like-this.

If you have no active region, then it will select one (or more) extra lines.

Documentation:

Find and mark the next part of the buffer matching the currently active region If no region is active add a cursor on the next line With negative ARG, delete the last one instead. With zero ARG, skip the last one and mark next.

I have it bound to C-x x.

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