diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index d5511dff0..31aff3740 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -1913,7 +1913,14 @@ Default: +pass:[-1]+
 [[editor.command]]
 === editor.command
 The editor (and arguments) to use for the `open-editor` command.
-`{}` gets replaced by the filename of the file to be edited.
+Several placeholders are supported. Placeholders are substituted by the
+respective value when executing the command.
+
+`{file}` gets replaced by the filename of the file to be edited.
+`{line}` gets replaced by the line in which the caret is found in the text.
+`{column}` gets replaced by the column in which the caret is found in the text.
+`{line0}` same as `{line}`, but starting from index 0
+`{column0}` same as `{column}`, but starting from index 0
 
 Type: <<types,ShellCommand>>