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(emacs)Using Region

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Operating on the Region
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   Once you have a region and the mark is active, here are some of the
ways you can operate on the region:

   * Kill it with `C-w' (Note: Killing).

   * Save it in a register with `C-x r s' (Note: Registers).

   * Save it in a buffer or a file (Note: Accumulating Text).

   * Convert case with `C-x C-l' or `C-x C-u' (Note: Case).

   * Indent it with `C-x <TAB>' or `C-M-\' (Note: Indentation).

   * Fill it as text with `M-x fill-region' (Note: Filling).

   * Print hardcopy with `M-x print-region' (Note: Hardcopy).

   * Evaluate it as Lisp code with `M-x eval-region' (Note: Lisp
     Eval).

   Most commands that operate on the text in the region have the word
`region' in their names.