The delete-pair command from lisp.el deletes a matched pair of delimiters. After using this command, I often want to operate on the region enclosed by the deleted delimiters. As far as I know, there's currently no quick way to access the end of that region. This patch introduces a custom option, delete-pair-push-mark. When enabled, it causes delete-pair to push a mark at the end of the enclosed region. This opens up various workflows. For instance, after deleting a pair, we can use C-x C-x to highlight the region and act on it further. Alternatively, we can use C-M-k to delete the first sexp inside the delimiters, then act on the remainder. To err on the side of caution, I hid the new behavior behind a user option, disabled by default. I could just as well see it being turned on by default (or getting rid of the user option, making the new behavior "mandatory"), and am open to suggestions/feedback. Thanks, best, Paul