# Variable: `{{caret_position}}`
> [!Quote] {{caret_position}} described in the *Shell commands* plugin's settings
> Gives the line number and column position of the current caret position as 'line:column'. Get only the line number using {{caret_position:line}}, and only the column with {{caret_position:column}}. Line and column numbers are 1-indexed.
## Availability
> [!Warning] Only available:
> When a note pane is open, not in graph view, nor when viewing non-text files.
## See also
- [[{{selection}}]]
# History
- [0.9.0 - 2021-12-18](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#090---2021-12-18): The variable was released. ([#119](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/issues/119)).
> [!page-edit-history]- Page edit history: 2021-12-10 ➔ 2022-12-11
> - [<small>2022-12-11</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/10ffc392aaf12df9cc211fb05030d43bcb772aad): Change ## History to # History on all pages.
> - [<small>2022-11-04</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/9a875a1670634c4125874413914dff49d2709d77): {{caret_position}}: Add aliases.
> - [<small>2022-08-21</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/98e91c6d8c4f91f1fbefbbc707542f3acdc494e8): {{caret_position}}: Fix history link label.
> - [<small>2022-08-21</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/a1bc8cac4a5ba12608ef30eabfcbb616a69710bd): Variables: Use callouts for all Availability sections.
> - [<small>2022-05-12</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/b3e7de3816f3d1b8675616f41e6fc4b8fe66e740): Variables: Updated description layouts.
> - [<small>2022-01-29</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/e4c431cdcbfcff0c95963613c9466171a38e90dd): Variables: Add 'See also' sections with links to other variables.
> - [<small>2022-01-01</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/8610b6660a05e99d0cc0531db30ffde0bfc2fe8e): Variables: Add availability information.
> - [<small>2021-12-18</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/798838b1b921a0b1e832c95af7d60fcbc02eb448): Add some forgotten 0.9.0 history details.
> - [<small>2021-12-10</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/7bfb1a340d550b18e946b799907d8696bde818da): {{caret_position}} variable.
>
> [<small>See this list of commits on GitHub</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commits/main/Variables/%7B%7Bcaret_position%7D%7D.md).
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