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* kill from point to beginning of line?
@ 2004-09-09 14:03 Al Oomens
  2004-09-09 14:50 ` Miguel Frasson
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Al Oomens @ 2004-09-09 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw)


How do I kill from the point to the beginning of a line? I've looked
and can;t find out how to do this. Thanks for any help!

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* Re: kill from point to beginning of line?
  2004-09-09 14:03 kill from point to beginning of line? Al Oomens
@ 2004-09-09 14:50 ` Miguel Frasson
  2004-09-09 15:04   ` emacs Fan
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Miguel Frasson @ 2004-09-09 14:50 UTC (permalink / raw)


Al Oomens <aloomens@yahoo.com> writes:

> How do I kill from the point to the beginning of a line? I've looked
> and can;t find out how to do this. Thanks for any help!

We know that C-k kills from point to end of line. 

Try `C-space C-a C-w'

C-space   set the mark
C-a       beginning of line
C-w       kill region

Or make a function that does it for you.

See also the effect of giving a negative arg to kill-region

`C-u - C-k'

It's fun.

Miguel

-- 
Miguel Vinicius Santini Frasson
http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/~frasson

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* Re: kill from point to beginning of line?
  2004-09-09 14:50 ` Miguel Frasson
@ 2004-09-09 15:04   ` emacs Fan
  2004-09-09 16:08     ` Drew Adams
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: emacs Fan @ 2004-09-09 15:04 UTC (permalink / raw)


> See also the effect of giving a negative arg to kill-region
> `C-u - C-k'

I think the correct answer is:
C-u 0 C-k

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* RE: kill from point to beginning of line?
  2004-09-09 15:04   ` emacs Fan
@ 2004-09-09 16:08     ` Drew Adams
  2004-09-09 16:12       ` Drew Adams
  2004-09-26 11:52       ` Kai Grossjohann
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2004-09-09 16:08 UTC (permalink / raw)


Yes. And, since C-0 and M-0 act as 0, you can keep the M- or C- modifier key
pressed to do the equivalent of C-u 0 C-k quicker in either of these ways:

C-u C-0 C-k (just keep C- pressed and hit u, 0, k

M-- M-0 C-k (keep M- pressed and hit -, 0; then hit k)


In this case, the C-u C-0 trick is handier, because you need to press C- for
C-k anyway. The M-- M-0 trick is more useful for M- key sequences.


-----Original Message-----
I think the correct answer is: C-u 0 C-k

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* RE: kill from point to beginning of line?
  2004-09-09 16:08     ` Drew Adams
@ 2004-09-09 16:12       ` Drew Adams
  2004-09-26 11:52       ` Kai Grossjohann
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2004-09-09 16:12 UTC (permalink / raw)


I forgot to add: If you're using this to delete stuff in the minibuffer,
C-M-backspace (command backward-kill-sexp) is also handy. It doesn't always
delete to the line beginning, but it is very quick and quick to repeat.


-----Original Message-----
Yes. And, since C-0 and M-0 act as 0, you can keep the M- or C- modifier key
pressed to do the equivalent of C-u 0 C-k quicker in either of these ways:

C-u C-0 C-k (just keep C- pressed and hit u, 0, k

M-- M-0 C-k (keep M- pressed and hit -, 0; then hit k)


In this case, the C-u C-0 trick is handier, because you need to press C- for
C-k anyway. The M-- M-0 trick is more useful for M- key sequences.


-----Original Message-----
I think the correct answer is: C-u 0 C-k

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* Re: kill from point to beginning of line?
  2004-09-09 16:08     ` Drew Adams
  2004-09-09 16:12       ` Drew Adams
@ 2004-09-26 11:52       ` Kai Grossjohann
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kai Grossjohann @ 2004-09-26 11:52 UTC (permalink / raw)


"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> C-u C-0 C-k (just keep C- pressed and hit u, 0, k

I think C-0 C-k also works.

Kai

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