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bug#64355: 29.0.91; Should there be a command to delete a register?


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: bug#64355: 29.0.91; Should there be a command to delete a register?
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 22:15:53 -0400

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  > There has never been such a command, and you can simply set an existing
  > register to a new value, so arguably there's no need for a delete
  > command.  But it might be clearer for users if they could explicitly
  > delete a register, so it didn't show up in preview lists etc.

I suggest we choose the simpler option: no change.

Let's not add commands merely for symmetry's sake.

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