commands that can remove a lot of text kill the text (they set up so
that you can yank the text), while the commands that remove just one
character, or only remove blank lines and spaces, do deletion (so you
-cannot yank that text).
+cannot yank that text). <Delback> and C-d do deletion in the simplest
+case, with no argument. When given an argument, they kill instead.
>> Move the cursor to the beginning of a line which is not empty.
Then type C-k to kill the text on that line.
changes you have made; C-x C-c offers to save each changed file before
it kills the Emacs.)
-C-z is the command to exit Emacs *temporarily*--so that you can go
-back to the same Emacs session afterward.
-
-On systems which allow it, C-z "suspends" Emacs; that is, it returns
-to the shell but does not destroy the Emacs. In the most common
-shells, you can resume Emacs with the `fg' command or with `%emacs'.
+If you are using a graphical display that supports multiple
+applications in parallel, you don't need any special command to move
+from Emacs to another application. You can do this with the mouse or
+with window manager commands. However, if you're using a text
+terminal which can only show one application at a time, you need to
+"suspend" Emacs to move to any other program.
-On systems which do not implement suspending, C-z creates a subshell
-running under Emacs to give you the chance to run other programs and
-return to Emacs afterward; it does not truly "exit" from Emacs. In
-this case, the shell command `exit' is the usual way to get back to
-Emacs from the subshell.
+C-z is the command to exit Emacs *temporarily*--so that you can go
+back to the same Emacs session afterward. When Emacs is running on a
+text terminal, C-z "suspends" Emacs; that is, it returns to the shell
+but does not destroy the Emacs. In the most common shells, you can
+resume Emacs with the `fg' command or with `%emacs'.
The time to use C-x C-c is when you are about to log out. It's also
the right thing to use to exit an Emacs invoked under mail handling
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