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3.25 Registers

Locations and regions can be saved in registers. Each register has a name, and reference to a previously saved register is by means of its name. The name of a register, which consists of a single character, is case-insensitive.

Point to Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: Ctrl+X / name

Saves the location of the current point in a register called name, where name is a single character.

Save Position is a synonym for Point to Register.

Jump to Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: Ctrl+X J name

Moves the current point to a location previously saved in the register called name.

Jump to Saved Position and Register to Point are both synonyms for Jump to Register.

Kill Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: None

Kills the register called name.

List Registers Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence: None

Lists all existing registers.

Copy to Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: Ctrl+X X name

Saves the region between the mark and the current point to the register called name. The register is created if it does not exist.

When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.

Put Register is a synonym for Copy to Register.

Append to Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: None

Appends the region between the mark and the current point to the value in the register called name, which must already exist and contain a region.

When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.

Prepend to Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: None

Prepends the region between the mark and the current point to the value in the register called name, which must already exist and contain a region.

When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.

Insert Register Editor Command

Arguments: name
Key sequence: Ctrl+X G name

Copies the region from the register called name to the current point.

Get Register is a synonym for Insert Register.


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