Improve docs about `:lines:̀ vs ̀:start-after:` (refs #3412)

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@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ Includes
``start-after`` is given as a string option, only lines that follow the first
line containing that string are included. If ``end-before`` is given as a
string option, only lines that precede the first lines containing that string
are included.
are included. If used in combination with ``lines``, make sure the latter
allows the lines (whose count start at ``1`` at top of file) containing the
looked-for strings.
When specifying particular parts of a file to display, it can be useful to
display exactly which lines are being presented.