From b3ada79133ad045690d1b48a40cbddb40d2c612a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:50:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Yanking, Killing): Minor cleanups. --- man/killing.texi | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/killing.texi b/man/killing.texi index 60b5129389..b5f1ce3077 100644 --- a/man/killing.texi +++ b/man/killing.texi @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ one buffer and yank it in another buffer. @cindex killing text @cindex cutting text @cindex deletion - Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the kill -ring so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer. + Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the @dfn{kill +ring} so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer. These commands are known as @dfn{kill} commands. The rest of the commands that erase text do not save it in the kill ring; they are known as @dfn{delete} commands. (This distinction is made only for erasure of @@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ single kill ring entry as usual. @dfn{Yanking} means reinserting text previously killed. This is what some systems call ``pasting.'' The usual way to move or copy text is to -kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times. +kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times. This is very safe +because Emacs remembers many recent kills, not just the last one. @table @kbd @item C-y -- 2.39.2