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Re: Move the point to the end of current buffer with the whole buffer se
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Move the point to the end of current buffer with the whole buffer selected. |
Date: |
Fri, 26 May 2023 11:21:10 +0300 |
> From: Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 15:21:50 +0800
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>
> On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 2:44 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> Based on my tries, the following keystroke sequence does the trick:
>
> C-x h
> C-S-<END>
>
> On the other hand, `C-h k C-S-<END> RET` reveals the following:
>
> ``` begin quote
> C-<end> (translated from C-S-<end>) runs the command end-of-buffer
> (found in global-map), which is an interactive byte-compiled Lisp
> function in ‘simple.el’.
>
> It is bound to C-<end> and M->.
> It can also be invoked from the menu: Edit → Go To → Goto End of
> Buffer
>
> (end-of-buffer &optional ARG)
>
> Move point to the end of the buffer.
> With numeric arg N, put point N/10 of the way from the end.
> If the buffer is narrowed, this command uses the end of the
> accessible part of the buffer.
>
> Push mark at previous position, unless either a C-u prefix
> is supplied, or Transient Mark mode is enabled and the mark is active.
>
> This function is for interactive use only;
> in Lisp code use `(goto-char (point-max))' instead.
> Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 22.1.
> ``` end quote
>
> But based on my testing, C-<end> and M->. can only select the last
> line when issued after C-x h.
You are missing the "shift-select" feature, which the Shift key in
C-S-<END> activates.