3.7 Marks and regions

3.7.2 Regions

Count Words Region

Editor Command

: Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
: Displays a count of the total number of words in the region between the current point and the mark.

Count Lines Region

Editor Command

: Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
: Displays a count of the total number of lines in the region between the current point and the mark.

Region-Query-Size

Editor Variable

: Default value: 60
: If the region between the current point and the mark contains more thanRegion-Query-Sizelines, then any destructive operation on the region prompts the user for confirmation before being executed.