Re: How to PICK the CTRL-u argument from the file or some other method, with EXAMPLE

[Jose Cuthberto]

jose@Aumara.zzn.com (Jose Cuthberto) wrote in message 
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> An example would clarify the problem:
> 
> Suppose you want to paste a single killed line (in kill buffer using two 
> C-k's)
> you can trivially do it like this:
> 
> C-u 2 C-y
> 
> In this case you had to enter the numbers.
> 
> I have a file like this:
> 
> 5
> line1
> 6
> line2
> 
> Now I must convert it to a file with 5 line1's and 6 line2's and so on.
> It is a long file.
> 
> How do I pick 5 and put it into C-u so that it is done 5 times.
> 
> I can write macros. and I can also write single line lisp functions.
> Unfortunately there is no yank cammand that can take the argument 5.
> nor do i know the lisp function that can take the count and pass it to 
> lisp function yank. I would want to avoid writing a loops, and vars etc.
> 
> Thanks to the star who can help!!!
> 
> jose


still waiting for a solution