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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-08-05 06:17:38 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-08-05 06:17:38 +0000
commit64f5fdf02519ef0658aaae68a309586677f84e28 (patch)
tree873543047b3cc26f27a939d3f05d7a0e46b49f63 /lispref
parentfb6b4872086322664070df8e28df8853fa72e9ee (diff)
downloademacs-64f5fdf02519ef0658aaae68a309586677f84e28.tar.gz
Explain how delete-region alters point.
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@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ be compared with that of the former text.
@deffn Command delete-region start end
This command deletes the text in the current buffer in the region
-defined by @var{start} and @var{end}. The value is @code{nil}.
+defined by @var{start} and @var{end}. The value is @code{nil}. If
+point was inside the deleted region, its value afterward is @var{start}.
+Otherwise, point relocates with the surrounding text, as markers do.
@end deffn
@deffn Command delete-char count &optional killp