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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2012
-@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2013 Free Software
+@c Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 
 @node Killing
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ killing many different types of syntactic units.
 @cindex deletion
   Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the kill
 ring.  These are known as @dfn{kill} commands, and their names
-normally contain the word @samp{kill} (e.g. @code{kill-line}).  The
+normally contain the word @samp{kill} (e.g., @code{kill-line}).  The
 kill ring stores several recent kills, not just the last one, so
 killing is a very safe operation: you don't have to worry much about
 losing text that you previously killed.  The kill ring is shared by
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ point, regardless of the number of spaces that existed previously
 (even if there were none before).  With a numeric argument @var{n}, it
 leaves @var{n} spaces before point if @var{n} is positive; if @var{n}
 is negative, it deletes newlines in addition to spaces and tabs,
-leaving a single space before point.
+leaving @var{-n} spaces before point.
 
   @kbd{C-x C-o} (@code{delete-blank-lines}) deletes all blank lines
 after the current line.  If the current line is blank, it deletes all
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ position, if you wish, with @kbd{C-u C-@key{SPC}} (@pxref{Mark Ring}).
   With a plain prefix argument (@kbd{C-u C-y}), the command instead
 leaves the cursor in front of the inserted text, and sets the mark at
 the end.  Using any other prefix argument specifies an earlier kill;
-e.g. @kbd{C-u 4 C-y} reinserts the fourth most recent kill.
+e.g., @kbd{C-u 4 C-y} reinserts the fourth most recent kill.
 @xref{Earlier Kills}.
 
   On graphical displays, @kbd{C-y} first checks if another application
 has placed any text in the system clipboard more recently than the
-last Emacs kill.  If so, it inserts the text in the clipboard instead.
+last Emacs kill.  If so, it inserts the clipboard's text instead.
 Thus, Emacs effectively treats ``cut'' or ``copy'' clipboard
 operations performed in other applications like Emacs kills, except
 that they are not recorded in the kill ring.  @xref{Cut and Paste},
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ or ``copy'' commands.
   Under X, whenever the region is active (@pxref{Mark}), the text in
 the region is saved in the primary selection.  This applies regardless
 of whether the region was made by dragging or clicking the mouse
-(@pxref{Mouse Commands}), or by keyboard commands (e.g. by typing
+(@pxref{Mouse Commands}), or by keyboard commands (e.g., by typing
 @kbd{C-@key{SPC}} and moving point; @pxref{Setting Mark}).
 
 @vindex select-active-regions
   If you change the variable @code{select-active-regions} to
 @code{only}, Emacs saves only temporarily active regions to the
-primary selection, i.e. those made with the mouse or with shift
+primary selection, i.e., those made with the mouse or with shift
 selection (@pxref{Shift Selection}).  If you change
 @code{select-active-regions} to @code{nil}, Emacs avoids saving active
 regions to the primary selection entirely.
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ rectangle, depending on the command that uses them.
 @item C-x r k
 Kill the text of the region-rectangle, saving its contents as the
 ``last killed rectangle'' (@code{kill-rectangle}).
+@item C-x r M-w
+Save the text of the region-rectangle as the ``last killed rectangle''
+(@code{copy-rectangle-as-kill}).
 @item C-x r d
 Delete the text of the region-rectangle (@code{delete-rectangle}).
 @item C-x r y
@@ -757,6 +760,12 @@ yanking a rectangle is so different from yanking linear text that
 different yank commands have to be used.  Yank-popping is not defined
 for rectangles.
 
+@kindex C-x r M-w
+@findex copy-rectangle-as-kill
+  @kbd{C-x r M-w} (@code{copy-rectangle-as-kill}) is the equivalent of
+@kbd{M-w} for rectangles: it records the rectangle as the ``last
+killed rectangle'', without deleting the text from the buffer.
+
 @kindex C-x r y
 @findex yank-rectangle
   To yank the last killed rectangle, type @kbd{C-x r y}
@@ -832,8 +841,8 @@ has no effect for @kbd{C-x} and @kbd{C-c} (@pxref{Using Region}).
 
   To enter an Emacs command like @kbd{C-x C-f} while the mark is
 active, use one of the following methods: either hold @kbd{Shift}
-together with the prefix key, e.g. @kbd{S-C-x C-f}, or quickly type
-the prefix key twice, e.g. @kbd{C-x C-x C-f}.
+together with the prefix key, e.g., @kbd{S-C-x C-f}, or quickly type
+the prefix key twice, e.g., @kbd{C-x C-x C-f}.
 
   To disable the overriding of standard Emacs binding by CUA mode,
 while retaining the other features of CUA mode described below, set
@@ -853,7 +862,7 @@ of each line in the rectangle (on the same side as the cursor).
 
   With CUA you can easily copy text and rectangles into and out of
 registers by providing a one-digit numeric prefix to the kill, copy,
-and yank commands, e.g. @kbd{C-1 C-c} copies the region into register
+and yank commands, e.g., @kbd{C-1 C-c} copies the region into register
 @code{1}, and @kbd{C-2 C-v} yanks the contents of register @code{2}.
 
 @cindex global mark
@@ -866,7 +875,7 @@ position.
 
   For example, to copy words from various buffers into a word list in
 a given buffer, set the global mark in the target buffer, then
-navigate to each of the words you want in the list, mark it (e.g. with
+navigate to each of the words you want in the list, mark it (e.g., with
 @kbd{S-M-f}), copy it to the list with @kbd{C-c} or @kbd{M-w}, and
 insert a newline after the word in the target list by pressing
 @key{RET}.