Function: transpose-words

transpose-words is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in simple.el.gz.

Signature

(transpose-words ARG)

Documentation

Interchange words around point, leaving point at end of them.

With prefix arg ARG, effect is to take word before or around point and drag it forward past ARG other words (backward if ARG negative). If ARG is zero, the words around or after point and around or after mark are interchanged.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 22.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/simple.el.gz
(defun transpose-words (arg)
  "Interchange words around point, leaving point at end of them.
With prefix arg ARG, effect is to take word before or around point
and drag it forward past ARG other words (backward if ARG negative).
If ARG is zero, the words around or after point and around or after mark
are interchanged."
  ;; FIXME: `foo a!nd bar' should transpose into `bar and foo'.
  (interactive "*p")
  (transpose-subr 'forward-word arg))