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From: Neon Absentius <absent@sdf.lonestar.org>
Subject: Re: Select an entire paragraph
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:46:51 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050818204651.GB5502@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f76Ne.356$75.129@llslave.llan.ll.mit.edu>

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 05:19:34PM -0400, user@domain.invalid wrote:
> Hello,
>   Sorry if this is not the correct forum for this.  Is there a way to 
> quickly select an entire paragraph (block of text surounded by 
> new/blank) lines?

Move to the begining of the first line of the paragraph and type

C-<space> C-<down>

(in case that these bindings don't work on your system the commands are 
set-mark-command followed by forward-paragraph.)

hth

> 
>   TIA,
> 
>   John
-- 
Charity in capitalism is like urinating to extinguish a forest fire.
    -- Neon Absentius

  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-08-18 20:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-18 21:19 Select an entire paragraph user
2005-08-18 20:29 ` Peter Dyballa
2005-08-18 20:33 ` Denis Bueno
2005-08-18 20:41 ` Kevin Rodgers
2005-08-18 20:46 ` Neon Absentius [this message]
     [not found] ` <mailman.4233.1124397334.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-08-18 20:58   ` Sébastien Kirche
2005-08-18 21:55 ` Joe Corneli
     [not found] ` <mailman.4239.1124398827.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-08-19 10:22   ` Sébastien Kirche

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