From 489bcacc7c30207b9dbaeb90b9002255af8bfe64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Kangas Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:43:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add cross-reference to flush-lines * lisp/replace.el (flush-lines, kill-matching-lines): Add cross-references between commands, using the names '(kill|delete)-matching-lines' for symmetry. (Bug#59934) --- lisp/replace.el | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el index 6f59166e352..302cb65543b 100644 --- a/lisp/replace.el +++ b/lisp/replace.el @@ -1039,7 +1039,10 @@ They are deleted _before_ looking for the next match. Hence, a match starting on the same line at which another match ended is ignored. Return the number of deleted matching lines. When called interactively, -also print the number." +also print the number. + +If you want to not just delete the lines, but also add them to +the kill ring, use the \\[kill-matching-lines] command instead." (interactive (progn (barf-if-buffer-read-only) @@ -1104,7 +1107,7 @@ Return the number of killed matching lines. When called interactively, also print the number. If you merely want to delete the lines, without adding them to -the kill ring, the \\[flush-lines] command is faster." +the kill ring, the \\[delete-matching-lines] command is faster." (interactive (progn (barf-if-buffer-read-only) -- 2.39.2