* complex command multiplier @ 2003-03-02 3:19 Frank Hsueh 2003-03-02 13:01 ` Piet van Oostrum 2003-03-03 22:51 ` Edward O'Connor 0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Frank Hsueh @ 2003-03-02 3:19 UTC (permalink / raw) hello, all. `C-u X cmd' generally runs cmd X times. How do I run a not so simple command multiple times? -- Frank Hsueh, EngSci Elec 0T4 dink33@hotmail.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: complex command multiplier 2003-03-02 3:19 complex command multiplier Frank Hsueh @ 2003-03-02 13:01 ` Piet van Oostrum 2003-03-03 22:51 ` Edward O'Connor 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Piet van Oostrum @ 2003-03-02 13:01 UTC (permalink / raw) >>>>> Frank Hsueh <hsuehf@ecf.utoronto.ca> (FH) wrote: FH> hello, all. FH> `C-u X cmd' generally runs cmd X times. That is not true in general. It depends on the command. FH> How do I run a not so simple command multiple times? Make a keyboard macro: C-x ( the commands keys C-x ) Now C-u <x> C-x e The C-x) can be omitted if you do the repeat immediately. -- Piet van Oostrum <piet@cs.uu.nl> URL: http://www.cs.uu.nl/~piet [PGP] Private email: P.van.Oostrum@hccnet.nl ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: complex command multiplier 2003-03-02 3:19 complex command multiplier Frank Hsueh 2003-03-02 13:01 ` Piet van Oostrum @ 2003-03-03 22:51 ` Edward O'Connor 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Edward O'Connor @ 2003-03-03 22:51 UTC (permalink / raw) > `C-u X cmd' generally runs cmd X times. > > How do I run a not so simple command multiple times? What sort of not-so-simple command? If you mean a sequence of commands, try recording a macro: C-x ( the command you want to repeat C-x ) C-u X C-x e See the "Keyboard Macros" node of the Emacs manual for more. Ted -- Edward O'Connor oconnor@soe.ucsd.edu ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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