From 6362f65474bad81c1d57b9b603c65686a0dd853e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:33:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add new command `duplicate-line' * lisp/misc.el (copy-from-above-command): Mention it. (duplicate-line): New command (bug#46621). --- etc/NEWS | 4 ++++ lisp/misc.el | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 3b9515c2d46..d27c18f4ecd 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ startup. Previously, these functions ignored * Changes in Emacs 29.1 +--- +** New command 'duplicate-line'. +This command duplicates the current line the specified number of times. + --- ** Files with the '.eld' extension are now visited in 'lisp-data-mode'. diff --git a/lisp/misc.el b/lisp/misc.el index 0bb8ee6c7bc..88932681c1f 100644 --- a/lisp/misc.el +++ b/lisp/misc.el @@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ "Copy characters from previous nonblank line, starting just above point. Copy ARG characters, but not past the end of that line. If no argument given, copy the entire rest of the line. -The characters copied are inserted in the buffer before point." +The characters copied are inserted in the buffer before point. + +Also see the `copy-line' command." (interactive "P") (let ((cc (current-column)) n @@ -61,6 +63,19 @@ The characters copied are inserted in the buffer before point." (+ n (point))))))) (insert string))) +;;;###autoload +(defun duplicate-line (&optional n) + "Duplicate the current line N times. +Also see the `copy-from-above-command' command." + (interactive "p") + (let ((line (buffer-substring (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)))) + (save-excursion + (forward-line 1) + (unless (bolp) + (insert "\n")) + (dotimes (_ n) + (insert line "\n"))))) + ;; Variation of `zap-to-char'. ;;;###autoload -- 2.39.2