Emacs: Select Text (mark and region)
Select Text
To select text,
set-mark-command
【Ctrl+Space】 This sets a mark.- Move cursor anywhere.
The last marked position to current cursor position is the text selection, called region or active region. (cursor position is called point)
Move Cursor to the Other End of Selection (Swap Mark and Point)
exchange-point-and-mark
【Ctrl+x Ctrl+x】
This moves the cursor to the other end of selection.
Cancel Selection
press Ctrl+g to cancel selection. (aka, make region inactive.)
Emacs Copy/Paste
- Emacs: Select Text (mark and region)
- Emacs: Copy Paste, kill-ring
- Emacs Init: Standard Copy Cut Paste Keys
- Emacs: Copy Current Line If No Selection 🚀
- Emacs: Copy Buffer or Selection 🚀
- Emacs: Paste or Paste Previous 🚀
- Emacs: Show Copy History (kill-ring) 🚀
- Emacs: Copy to Register
- Emacs: Copy to Register 1 🚀
- Emacs: Append/Clear Register 1 🚀