Variable: select-enable-primary

select-enable-primary is a customizable variable defined in select.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil means cutting and pasting uses the primary selection.

The existence of a primary selection depends on the underlying GUI you use. E.g. it doesn't exist under MS-Windows.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 25.1.

View in manual

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 25.1.

Aliases

x-select-enable-primary (obsolete since 25.1)

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/select.el.gz
(defcustom select-enable-primary nil
  "Non-nil means cutting and pasting uses the primary selection.
The existence of a primary selection depends on the underlying GUI you use.
E.g. it doesn't exist under MS-Windows."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'killing
  :version "25.1")