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Re: quoting a block of text with ">"


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: quoting a block of text with ">"
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:30:25 -0000
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux)

"Stever" <steve@tripperjones.com> writes:

> I can't seem to find this function in my version of emacs, but I assume
> there is one. is there any function where I can highlight a block of text
> and put a ">" in front of it. So something like:
>
> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick
> brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
> dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
>
> - gets converted to -
>
>> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick
>> brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox
>> jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over
>> the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
>> dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

After setting the region, try

C-x r t >   RET

-- 
David Kastrup


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