diff --git a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
index c538dfa8..e679932c 100644
--- a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
+++ b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
@@ -10758,17 +10758,28 @@ other = rclcat:other
               <li class="listitem">
                 <p><b>%p.&nbsp;</b>Page index. Only significant for
                 a subset of document types, currently only PDF,
-                Postscript and DVI files. Can be used to start the
-                editor at the right page for a match or
-                snippet.</p>
+                Postscript and DVI files. If it is set, a
+                significant term will be chosen in the query, and
+                %p will be substituted with the first page where
+                the term appears. Can be used to start the editor
+                at the right page for a match or snippet.</p>
+              </li>
+              <li class="listitem">
+                <p><b>%l.&nbsp;</b>Line number. Only significant
+                for document types with relevant line breaks,
+                mostly text/plain and analogs. If it is set, a
+                significant term will be chosen in the query, and
+                %p will be substituted with the first line where
+                the term appears.</p>
               </li>
               <li class="listitem">
                 <p><b>%s.&nbsp;</b>Search term. The value will only
-                be set for documents with indexed page numbers (ie:
-                PDF). The value will be one of the matched search
-                terms. It would allow pre-setting the value in the
-                "Find" entry inside Evince for example, for easy
-                highlighting of the term.</p>
+                be set for documents with indexed page or line
+                numbers and if %p or %l is also used. The value
+                will be one of the matched search terms. It would
+                allow pre-setting the value in the "Find" entry
+                inside Evince for example, for easy highlighting of
+                the term.</p>
               </li>
               <li class="listitem">
                 <p><b>%u.&nbsp;</b>Url.</p>
diff --git a/src/doc/user/usermanual.xml b/src/doc/user/usermanual.xml
index 168a7a4c..cc2e81f7 100644
--- a/src/doc/user/usermanual.xml
+++ b/src/doc/user/usermanual.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <!ENTITY RCL "<application>Recoll</application>">
 <!ENTITY RCLAPPS "<ulink url='http://www.recoll.org/pages/features.html#doctypes'>http://www.recoll.org/pages/features.html</ulink>">
-<!ENTITY RCLVERSION "1.31">
+<!ENTITY RCLVERSION "1.32">
 <!ENTITY XAP "<application>Xapian</application>">
 <!ENTITY WIN "<application>Windows</application>">
 <!ENTITY LIN "<application>Unix</application>-like systems">
@@ -7114,28 +7114,37 @@ other = rclcat:other
           (possibly a script) to be able to handle it.</para></formalpara>
           </listitem>
 
-          <listitem><formalpara><title>%M</title>
-          <para>MIME type</para></formalpara> 
+          <listitem>
+            <formalpara><title>%M</title><para>MIME type</para></formalpara> 
           </listitem>
 
-          <listitem><formalpara><title>%p</title>
-          <para>Page index. Only significant for a subset of document
-          types, currently only PDF, Postscript and DVI files. Can be
-          used to start the editor at the right page for a match or
-          snippet.</para></formalpara>
+          <listitem>
+            <formalpara><title>%p</title><para>Page index. Only significant for a subset of
+                document types, currently only PDF, Postscript and DVI files. If it is set, a
+                significant term will be chosen in the query, and %p will be substituted with the
+                first page where the term appears. Can be used to start the editor at the right page
+                for a match or snippet.</para></formalpara>
           </listitem>
 
-          <listitem><formalpara><title>%s</title>
-          <para>Search term. The value will only be set for documents
-          with indexed page numbers (ie: PDF). The value will be one of
-          the matched search terms. It would allow pre-setting the
-          value in the "Find" entry inside Evince for example, for easy
-          highlighting of the term.</para></formalpara>  
+          <listitem>
+            <formalpara><title>%l</title><para>Line number. Only significant for document
+                types with relevant line breaks, mostly text/plain and analogs. If it is set, a
+                significant term will be chosen in the query, and %p will be substituted with the
+                first line where the term appears.</para></formalpara>
           </listitem>
 
-          <listitem><formalpara><title>%u</title>
-          <para>Url.</para></formalpara> 
+          <listitem>
+            <formalpara><title>%s</title><para>Search term. The value will only be set for
+                documents with indexed page or line numbers and if %p or %l is also used. The value
+                will be one of the matched search terms. It would allow pre-setting the value in the
+                "Find" entry inside Evince for example, for easy highlighting of the
+                term.</para></formalpara>
           </listitem>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <formalpara><title>%u</title><para>Url.</para></formalpara> 
+          </listitem>
+
         </itemizedlist>
 
         <para>In addition to the predefined values above, all strings like