Function: edt-delete-previous-character

edt-delete-previous-character is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in edt.el.gz.

Signature

(edt-delete-previous-character NUM)

Documentation

Delete character in front of cursor.

Argument NUM is the number of characters to delete.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emulation/edt.el.gz
;;;
;;; DELETE CHAR
;;;

(defun edt-delete-previous-character (num)
  "Delete character in front of cursor.
Argument NUM is the number of characters to delete."
  (interactive "*p")
  (edt-check-prefix num)
  (setq edt-last-deleted-chars
        (buffer-substring (max (point-min) (- (point) num)) (point)))
  (delete-region (max (point-min) (- (point) num)) (point)))