diff --git a/ZString.cpp b/ZString.cpp
index 5f0b1ec..172c31d 100644
--- a/ZString.cpp
+++ b/ZString.cpp
@@ -575,4 +575,13 @@ namespace coreutils {
       return temp;
    }
 
+   int ZString::getLineNumberAtCursor() {
+      int line = 1;
+      while(cursor != data) 
+	if(*cursor-- == '\n')
+	  ++line;
+      return line;      	   
+   }
+   
+   
 }
diff --git a/ZString.h b/ZString.h
index dc1436e..d870b95 100644
--- a/ZString.h
+++ b/ZString.h
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
 
       ZString removeTrailingZeros();
+
+      ///
+      /// Returns the number of line termination characters + 1 based upon
+      /// the cursor position.
+      ///
+
+      int getLineNumberAtCursor();
       
     protected:
       char *data;