Line Numbering from .tex file lines

Question

Is it possible to have a feature similar to the lineno package that outputs the .tex file line number that the pdf line came from?

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{lineno, blindtext}
\begin{document}
    \blindtext

    \begin{linenumbers}
        \blindtext % the lineno output numbers here show 8

        \blindtext % the lineno output numbers here show 10
    \end{linenumbers}
\end{document}

In other words, I do not want the paragraph to number the lines 1..N, just show 8 on the first numbered paragraph line (or all of the associated pdf output lines) and 10 for the following paragraph.

I realize this gets difficult with \input or \include entries also. I believe this feature does not exist right now, but I am curious if it is even possible with pdflatex.

Welcome to TeX.SX!. Just out of curiosity, what do 8 and 10 represent in your case? — karlkoeller, Aug 17 '13 at 07:36
@karlkoeller: The line numbers of the lines in the source file. — Heiko Oberdiek, Aug 17 '13 at 07:55

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

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It is not entirely impossible, because there is \inputlineno:

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\newenvironment{linenumbers}{%
  \everypar{\marginpar{\the\inputlineno}}%
}{}
\begin{document}
    \blindtext
\begin{linenumbers}
    \blindtext % the lineno output numbers here show 8

    \blindtext % the lineno output numbers here show 10
\end{linenumbers}

\end{document}

However LaTeX uses \everypar very often, thus many problems are to be expected.

edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

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answered Aug 17 '13 at 07:54

Heiko Oberdiek

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I would like to see this feature added at some point. My goal is to help me to quickly identify the line in the .tex file of where I need to edit. For example, if I have a typo, I could see where to go very quickly. Do you have a recommendation if this could be added in the LaTeX scripting (painfully?) or is this something that needs to be added into the internal engine? – Tele Aug 19 '13 at 02:04
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@Tele: There are many TeX IDEs/viewers that provide "inverse search" (e.g. source code specials with DVI or syncTeX with PDF). – Heiko Oberdiek Aug 19 '13 at 04:52

Line Numbering from .tex file lines

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