I don't know, but I personally dislike that keybinding because I often have terms I'd like to search for in the kill-ring and cannot yank them. On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Gary . wrote: > What *should* C-y do if one is at the I-Search prompt, please? At the > moment it seems to yank the "word" under the cursor. Has this > behaviour changed recently, maybe from 23.1 to 23.2? > > -- Bastian Beischer I. Physikalisches Institut B (RWTH Aachen) Sommerfeldstr. 14 52074 Aachen GERMANY Office: 28-C-203 Phone: +49 241 - 8027205