>
> > which could be as simple as in vi/vim.)
> I think he want to delete lines matching a regexp, so C-k is not what he
> wants here.
>
> `query-replace-regexp' can be used with a regexp like this:
>
> ^.*\(your_regexp\).*$
>
> and you replace with nothing (empty prompt).
>
> --
>

replace-regexp is indeed closer to what I am looking for. However, I'd like
the result to not leave blank lines.

Regards,
Kashyap