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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-08-16 22:50:44 +0000 |
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committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-08-16 22:50:44 +0000 |
commit | b3ada79133ad045690d1b48a40cbddb40d2c612a (patch) | |
tree | fe3b34c54ef5d656fabff33ff55708c692a806d6 /man/killing.texi | |
parent | a401596d50cc830dbd04c574fa0f5472165732c9 (diff) | |
download | emacs-b3ada79133ad045690d1b48a40cbddb40d2c612a.tar.gz |
(Yanking, Killing): Minor cleanups.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/killing.texi b/man/killing.texi index 60b5129389d..b5f1ce30772 100644 --- a/man/killing.texi +++ b/man/killing.texi @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ one buffer and yank it in another buffer. @cindex killing text @cindex cutting text @cindex deletion - Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the kill -ring so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer. + Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the @dfn{kill +ring} so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer. These commands are known as @dfn{kill} commands. The rest of the commands that erase text do not save it in the kill ring; they are known as @dfn{delete} commands. (This distinction is made only for erasure of @@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ single kill ring entry as usual. @dfn{Yanking} means reinserting text previously killed. This is what some systems call ``pasting.'' The usual way to move or copy text is to -kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times. +kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times. This is very safe +because Emacs remembers many recent kills, not just the last one. @table @kbd @item C-y |