10.11 Cutting, copying and pasting using the kill ring
The editor provides a sophisticated range of commands for cutting or copying text onto a special kind of clipboard, known as the kill ring , and then pasting that text back into your editor later on. There are three steps in the process, as follows:
- Marking a region of text.
- Cutting or copying the text in that region to place it in the kill ring.
- Pasting the text from the kill ring back into a buffer.
Common LispWorks User Guide - 14 Dec 2001