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Xah wrote:
> 
> i've been thinking of removing the definition for the command 
> “recenter”.
> 
> Does any emacs user use that command much?

I use it all the time, usually as part of a keyboard macro to search for 
something, place it at the top, middle, or bottom of the screen, and 
then do some editing.