From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Pascal Bourguignon Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Count characters in emacs? Date: 26 Feb 2003 19:15:56 +0100 Organization: informatimago.com Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87vfz6di1v.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com> References: <250220031348399183%skinny@bones.com> <250220031421387958%skinny@bones.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046283770 27096 80.91.224.249 (26 Feb 2003 18:22:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 18:22:50 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18o6Ce-00072k-00 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:22:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18o6AN-0007tb-04 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:20:27 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!news.tu-darmstadt.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213.220.35.225!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 20 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.220.35.225 Original-X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1046283359 57335049 213.220.35.225 (16 [41911]) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:110656 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:7158 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:7158 Big Slim writes: > > If you're not using narrowing, it looks like C-= will do it. > > > > If you are using narrowing, use C-x h to mark the whole buffer, and > > then M-= to count the number of lines and characters in the region. > > Note, this will destroy your point position, save it if ya need it. > > Wow! Me likey! Wonder why I couldn't find that in my O'Reilly book? > I'll have to look again... Also better than a book: M-x apropos RET count RET -- __Pascal_Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a fault in reality. Do not adjust your minds. -- Salman Rushdie