https://emacstragic.net Jason Lewis Wed, 22 May 2013 02:33:32 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://emacstragic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-jason-lewis-profile-picture-square-150x150.jpg https://emacstragic.net 32 32 38469313 https://emacstragic.net/uncategorized/emacs-yank-multiple-times-from-the-kill-ring/ https://emacstragic.net/uncategorized/emacs-yank-multiple-times-from-the-kill-ring/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 02:33:32 +0000 http://emacstragic.net/?p=806 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 answer:
F3 C-y C-8 F4
So what does that do? F3starts recording a macro, C-yyanks the line, then within the macro itself you can add a numeric argument of 8 using C-8. End recording of the macro with F4. Emacs then runs the macro 8 times. Recall that pressing F4 after ending recording of the macro runs the macro.

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