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RE: Use text in emacs buffer to populate command window


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: Use text in emacs buffer to populate command window
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:54:33 -0800

> But a problem I have is eg if I have marked the text:
> xyzfunction returned true Then use m-x highlight-regexp
> then m-n (or m-p) I can cycle through the history (which is 
> good) but for the current selection for some reason I only
> get the last word - true.  Would be great to get all text
> I selected.  Any ideas?

How are you getting it?  Did you try `C-y'?  (You need to use `M-w' first, to
put the selected text in the kill ring.)




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