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Emacs: yank a line multiple times from the kill ring

a line of php repeated 8 times

Today I needed to copy a line multiple times in emacs. I needed 8 copies, but how to do that in emacs short of pressing C-y to yank 8 times? My initial guess was to try C-u 8 C-y but that yanks the 8th item from the kill ring. Fuco on #emacs supplied the awesome […]

Posted byJasonMay 22, 2013Posted inEmacs, UncategorizedTags: keyboard shortcuts, macros2 Comments on Emacs: yank a line multiple times from the kill ring
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