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Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method,
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Chris F.A. Johnson |
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Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE |
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23 Sep 2004 22:08:39 GMT |
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On 2004-09-23, Jose Cuthberto wrote:
> jose@Aumara.zzn.com (Jose Cuthberto) wrote in message
> news:<cf2523f3.0409221705.73716a7d@posting.google.com>...
>> An example would clarify the problem:
>>
>> Suppose you want to paste a single killed line (in kill buffer using two
>> C-k's)
>> you can trivially do it like this:
>>
>> C-u 2 C-y
>>
>> In this case you had to enter the numbers.
>>
>> I have a file like this:
>>
>> 5
>> line1
>> 6
>> line2
>>
>> Now I must convert it to a file with 5 line1's and 6 line2's and so on.
>> It is a long file.
>>
>> How do I pick 5 and put it into C-u so that it is done 5 times.
>>
>> I can write macros. and I can also write single line lisp functions.
>> Unfortunately there is no yank cammand that can take the argument 5.
>> nor do i know the lisp function that can take the count and pass it to
>> lisp function yank. I would want to avoid writing a loops, and vars etc.
>>
>> Thanks to the star who can help!!!
>
> still waiting for a solution
Still wondering why it was posted to comp.unix.shell.
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- How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE, Jose Cuthberto, 2004/09/22
- Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE, Jose Cuthberto, 2004/09/23
- Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE,
Chris F.A. Johnson <=
- Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE, Johan Ur Riise, 2004/09/23
- Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE, Joakim Hove, 2004/09/24
- Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE, Greg Hill, 2004/09/24