3 Deletion commands
Keystrokes | Command name | Action |
---|---|---|
C-d | delete-char | Delete character under cursor. |
Del | delete-backward-char | Delete previous character. |
M-d | kill-word | Delete next word. |
M-Del | backward-kill-word | Delete previous word. |
C-k | kill-line | Delete from cursor to end of line. |
M-k | kill-sentence | Delete next sentence. |
C-x Del | backward-kill-sentence | Delete previous sentence. |
C-y | yank | Restore what you’ve deleted. |
C-w Edit → Cut | kill-region | Delete a marked region (see next section). |
(none) | kill-paragraph | Delete next paragraph. |
(none) | backward-kill-paragraph | Delete previous paragraph. |
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