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kill-line (C-k)
- Kill the text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.
backward-kill-line (C-x Rubout)
- Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
unix-line-discard (C-u)
- Kill backward from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Save the killed text on the kill-ring.
kill-whole-line ()
- Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where the
cursor is. By default, this is unbound.
kill-word (M-d)
- Kill from the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between
words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the same
as
forward-word.
backward-kill-word (M-DEL)
- Kill the word behind the cursor. Word boundaries are the same
as
backward-word.
unix-word-rubout (C-w)
- Kill the word behind the cursor, using white space as a word
boundary. The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
delete-horizontal-space ()
- Delete all spaces and tabs around point. By default, this is unbound.
yank (C-y)
- Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at the current
cursor position.
yank-pop (M-y)
- Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top. You can only do this if
the prior command is yank or yank-pop.
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