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"MC" == McDonald, Charles <cimcdonald@bsu.edu> writes:
 MC> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
 MC> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:05:06 -0500
 MC> To: <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
 MC> 
 MC> What is the command for clearing a rectangular region in a text file?  
 MC> thanks
 MC> Charlie

Hi,

look at the result of M-x apropos-command RET rectangle RET

Martin
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