bug#46621: Copy line

[Richard Stallman]

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  > >> In programming modes, if you need to declare a bunch of variables, you
  > >> may duplicate the current line several times and then proceed to rename
  > >> them.  I see the proposed new command may be useful in that scenario.

Once in a while I want to do that.  It is easy: C-a C-k C-k,
they C-y as many times as needed.

Instead of a command to duplicate the current line repeatedly,
how about a command to yank the current kill repeatedly?
That would be useful in a much broader range of situations.

I wonder if the current meaning of the numeric argument to C-y (reach
back in the kill ring) is actually useful.  Would it be better for
it to repeat the yank in this way?


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