What is thing-edit ?

This package is some useful functions that base on `thingatpt.el'. Those function can copy or cut special data object quickly and don't need to move cursor.

Installation

Clone or download this repository (path of the folder is the <path-to-thing-edit> used below).

In your ~/.emacs, add the following two lines:

(add-to-list 'load-path "<path-to-thing-edit>") ; add thing-edit to your load-path
(require 'thing-edit)

Usage

Bind your favorite key to functions:

Function	Description
thing-cut-sexp	cut sexp around cursor.
thing-copy-sexp	copy sexp around cursor.
thing-replace-sexp	replace sexp around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-email	cut email string around cursor
thing-copy-email	copy email string around cursor.
thing-replace-email	replace email string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-filename	cut filename string around cursor.
thing-copy-filename	copy filename string around cursor.
thing-replace-filename	replace filename string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-url	cut url string around cursor.
thing-copy-url	copy url string around cursor.
thing-replace-url	replace url string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-word	cut word string around cursor.
thing-copy-word	copy word string around cursor.
thing-replace-word	replace word string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-symbol	cut symbol string around cursor.
thing-copy-symbol	copy symbol string around cursor.
thing-replace-symbol	replace symbol string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-defun	cut function string around cursor.
thing-copy-defun	copy function string around cursor.
thing-replace-defun	replace function string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-list	cut list string around cursor.
thing-copy-list	copy list string around cursor.
thing-replace-list	replace list string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-sentence	cut sentence string around cursor.
thing-copy-sentence	copy sentence string around cursor.
thing-replace-sentence	replace sentence string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-whitespace	cut whitespace string around cursor.
thing-copy-whitespace	copy whitespace string around cursor.
thing-replace-whitespace	replace whitespace string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-page	cut page string around cursor.
thing-copy-page	copy page string around cursor.
thing-replace-page	replace page string around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-line	cut current line.
thing-copy-line	copy current line.
thing-replace-line	replace current line with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-region-or-line	cut current region or line.
thing-copy-region-or-line	copy current region or line.
thing-replace-region-or-line	replace current region or line with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-to-line-end	cut string to end of line.
thing-copy-to-line-end	copy string to end of line.
thing-replace-to-line-end	replace string to end of line with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-to-line-beginning	cut string to beginning of line.
thing-copy-to-line-beginning	copy string to beginning of line.
thing-replace-to-line-beginning	replace string to beginning of line with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-comment	cut comment.
thing-copy-comment	copy comment.
thing-replace-comment	replace comment with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-paragrap	cut paragraph around cursor.
thing-copy-paragrap	copy paragraph around cursor.
thing-replace-paragrap	replace paragraph around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-parentheses	cut parentheses around cursor.
thing-copy-parentheses	copy parentheses around cursor.
thing-replace-parentheses	replace parentheses around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-number	cut number around cursor.
thing-copy-number	copy number around cursor.
thing-replace-number	replace number around cursor with content of kill-ring.
thing-cut-whole-buffer	cut whole buffer
thing-copy-whole-buffer	copy whole buffer
thing-replace-whole-buffer	replace whole buffer with content of kill-ring.