Locations and regions can be saved in registers . Each register has a name, and reference to a previously saved register is by means of its name. The name of a register, which consists of a single character, is case-insensitive.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X /
name
Saves the location of the current point in a register called name , where name is a single character.
Save Position
is a synonym for
Point to Register
.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X J
name
Moves the current point to a location previously saved in the register called name .
Jump to Saved Position
and
Register to Point
are both synonyms for
Jump to Register
.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence: None
Kills the register called name .
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
Arguments:
name
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X X
name
Saves the region between the mark and the current point to the register called name . The register is created if it does not exist.
When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.
Put Register
is a synonym for
Copy to Register
.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence: None
Appends the region between the mark and the current point to the value in the register called name , which must already exist and contain a region.
When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence: None
Prepends the region between the mark and the current point to the value in the register called name , which must already exist and contain a region.
When a prefix argument is supplied, the region is also deleted from the buffer.
Arguments:
name
Key sequence:
Ctrl+X G
name
Copies the region from the register called name to the current point.
Get Register
is a synonym for
Insert Register
.