Variable: delete-selection-save-to-register

delete-selection-save-to-register is a variable defined in delsel.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, deleted region text is stored in this register.

Value must be the register (key) to use.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/delsel.el.gz
;;; delsel.el --- delete selection if you insert  -*- lexical-binding:t -*-

;; Copyright (C) 1992, 1997-1998, 2001-2024 Free Software Foundation,
;; Inc.

;; Author: Matthieu Devin <devin@lucid.com>
;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
;; Created: 14 Jul 92
;; Keywords: convenience emulations

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;;; Commentary:

;; This file makes the active region be pending delete, meaning that
;; text inserted while the region is active will replace the region contents.
;; This is a popular behavior of personal computers text editors.

;; Interface:

;; Commands which will delete the selection need a 'delete-selection
;; property on their symbols; commands which insert text but don't
;; have this property won't delete the selection.  It can be one of
;; the values:
;;  `yank'
;;      For commands which do a yank; ensures the region about to be
;;      deleted isn't immediately yanked back, which would make the
;;      command a no-op.
;;  `supersede'
;;      Delete the active region and ignore the current command,
;;      i.e. the command will just delete the region.  This is for
;;      commands that normally delete small amounts of text, like
;;      a single character -- they will instead delete the whole
;;      active region.
;;  `kill'
;;      `kill-region' is used on the selection, rather than
;;      `delete-region'.  (Text selected with the mouse will typically
;;      be yankable anyhow.)
;;  t
;;      The normal case: delete the active region prior to executing
;;      the command which will insert replacement text.
;;  FUNCTION
;;      For commands which need to dynamically determine this behavior.
;;      FUNCTION should take no argument and return one of the above
;;      values, or nil.  In the latter case, FUNCTION should itself
;;      do with the active region whatever is appropriate."

;;; Code:

(defvar delete-selection-save-to-register nil
  "If non-nil, deleted region text is stored in this register.
Value must be the register (key) to use.")