Inserting numeric characters multiple times

Inserting numeric characters multiple times

[Corey Foote]

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Normally when I want to insert a single character multiple
times I type C-u N and then the character, where N is the number of time I want
it inserted. How would I do this if the character was a number?


Thanks!

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RE: Inserting numeric characters multiple times

[Drew Adams]

> Normally when I want to insert a single character multiple
> times I type C-u N and then the character, where N is the
> number of time I want it inserted. How would I do this if
> the character was a number?

`C-u N C-u 5' inserts `5' N times

The Emacs manual is your friend. `C-h r', the `i C-u' takes you to node
`Arguments', at the end of which you see this:

"You can use a numeric argument before a self-inserting character to
insert multiple copies of it.  This is straightforward when the
character is not a digit; for example, `C-u 6 4 a' inserts 64 copies of
the character `a'.  But this does not work for inserting digits; `C-u 6
4 1' specifies an argument of 641.  You can separate the argument from
the digit to insert with another `C-u'; for example, `C-u 6 4 C-u 1'
does insert 64 copies of the character `1'."

Re: Inserting numeric characters multiple times

[Paul R]

Corey> Normally when I want to insert a single character multiple times
Corey> I type C-u N and then the character, where N is the number of
Corey> time I want it inserted. How would I do this if the character was
Corey> a number?

to print 10 times number 3, you can do 

   3 C-u 9 C-x z

definitly hackish ...

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Re: Inserting numeric characters multiple times

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 13.01.2009 um 17:08 schrieb Corey Foote:

> How would I do this if the character was a number?

C-u <number>, mentioned on this list a few days ago ...


> Does C-1-6-u 7 work for you?
>


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