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In article <m365khyaoi.fsf@defun.localdomain>,
Jesper Harder  <harder@myrealbox.com> wrote:
>Is this the way they work:
>
>(defun region-beginning ()
>  (min (point) (mark)))
>
>(defun region-end ()
>  (max (point) (mark)))

Use the Source, Luke.

>or are there other instances where `region-beginning' is different
>from `point'?

Even if there aren't now, you should allow for the possibility in the
future.

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