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#### Killing And Yanking

`kill-line (C-k)`
  Kill the text from point to the end of the line.
`backward-kill-line (C-x Rubout)`
  Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
`unix-line-discard (C-u)`
  Kill backward from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
`kill-whole-line ()`
  Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point is. By default, this is unbound.
`kill-word (M-d)`
  Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the same as `forward-word`.
`backward-kill-word (M-<DEL>)`
  Kill the word behind point. Word boundaries are the same as `backward-word`.
`unix-word-rubout (C-w)`
  Kill the word behind point, using white space as a word boundary. The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
`delete-horizontal-space ()`
  Delete all spaces and tabs around point. By default, this is unbound.
`kill-region ()`
  Kill the text in the current region. By default, this command is unbound.
`copy-region-as-kill ()`
  Copy the text in the region to the kill buffer, so it can be yanked right away. By default, this command is unbound.
`copy-backward-word ()`
  Copy the word before point to the kill buffer. The word boundaries are the same as `backward-word`. By default, this command is unbound.
`copy-forward-word ()`
  Copy the word following point to the kill buffer. The word boundaries are the same as `forward-word`. By default, this command is unbound.
`yank (C-y)`
  Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at point.
`yank-pop (M-y)`
  Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top. You can only do this if the prior command is `yank` or `yank-pop`.