repeat last n commands

repeat last n commands

[Nikola Skoric]

How do I repeat last few commands? I know that repeating the last
command is C-xz, but what I want is repeat last *two*
comands. Thanks...

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Re: repeat last n commands

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 20.10.2007 um 15:03 schrieb Nikola Skoric:

> How do I repeat last few commands? I know that repeating the last
> command is C-xz, but what I want is repeat last *two*
> comands. Thanks...

C-x ESC ESC up up ... ?

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Re: repeat last n commands

[Nikola Skoric]

Dana Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:19:51 +0200, 
Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> kaze:
>
> Am 20.10.2007 um 15:03 schrieb Nikola Skoric:
>
>> How do I repeat last few commands? I know that repeating the last
>> command is C-xz, but what I want is repeat last *two*
>> comands. Thanks...
>
> C-x ESC ESC up up ... ?

Aham. OK. Replace "commands" with... "things" :-D For instance, I
want to remove first 3 characters in next 5 lines. I do M-3 C-d,
then press down arrow and now I want to repeat that 4 times. C-xz
repeats only my next-line. And I want to repeat M-3 C-d that was
executed before next-line too.

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I'm left to drift on a dead calm sea
And watch her forever through the cracks in the beams
Nailed across the doorways of the bedrooms of my dreams"

RE: repeat last n commands

[Drew Adams]

> For instance, I
> want to remove first 3 characters in next 5 lines. I do M-3 C-d,
> then press down arrow and now I want to repeat that 4 times. C-xz
> repeats only my next-line. And I want to repeat M-3 C-d that was
> executed before next-line too.

See Info node "Keyboard Macros" in the Emacs manual:
C-h r g keyboard macros RET

Define a keyboard macro for the operations you want to repeat, then execute
the macro repeatedly, at will.

Re: repeat last n commands

[Bastien]

Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:

> Dana Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:19:51 +0200, 
> Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> kaze:
>>
>> Am 20.10.2007 um 15:03 schrieb Nikola Skoric:
>>
>>> How do I repeat last few commands? I know that repeating the last
>>> command is C-xz, but what I want is repeat last *two*
>>> comands. Thanks...
>>
>> C-x ESC ESC up up ... ?
>
> Aham. OK. Replace "commands" with... "things" :-D For instance, I
> want to remove first 3 characters in next 5 lines. I do M-3 C-d,
> then press down arrow and now I want to repeat that 4 times. C-xz
> repeats only my next-line. And I want to repeat M-3 C-d that was
> executed before next-line too.

I guess you need macros:

  (info "(emacs)Basic Keyboard Macro")

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Re: repeat last n commands

[Nikola Skoric]

Dana Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:05:47 +0100, 
Bastien <bzg@altern.org> kaze:
> Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:
>> Aham. OK. Replace "commands" with... "things" :-D For instance, I
>> want to remove first 3 characters in next 5 lines. I do M-3 C-d,
>> then press down arrow and now I want to repeat that 4 times. C-xz
>> repeats only my next-line. And I want to repeat M-3 C-d that was
>> executed before next-line too.
>
> I guess you need macros:
>
>   (info "(emacs)Basic Keyboard Macro")

Emacs truly is the editor of the Lord. Blessed be the day I decided
to use emacs.

Anyway, thanks, keyboard macros are just what I needed.

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I'm left to drift on a dead calm sea
And watch her forever through the cracks in the beams
Nailed across the doorways of the bedrooms of my dreams"

Re: repeat last n commands

[Dieter Wilhelm]

Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:

> Emacs truly is the editor of the Lord. Blessed be the day I decided
> to use emacs.

Here seems to be another qualified disciple for The Church of Emacs,
have a look my son at

http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~abraham/religion/


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Re: repeat last n commands

[Hans-Christoph Wirth]

Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> wrote:
> 
>  Aham. OK. Replace "commands" with... "things" :-D For instance, I
>  want to remove first 3 characters in next 5 lines. I do M-3 C-d,
>  then press down arrow and now I want to repeat that 4 times. C-xz
>  repeats only my next-line. And I want to repeat M-3 C-d that was
>  executed before next-line too.

Use kill-rectangle, C-x r k

Re: repeat last n commands

[Mathias Dahl]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Define a keyboard macro for the operations you want to repeat, then
> execute the macro repeatedly, at will.

I think there is also a way to use `view-lossage', i.e. the keyboard
history, as a template for a keyboard macro. This means that you can
even decide you want a macro for what you just typed. I don't remember
how to do it however, but I am sure someone else here does :)