Re: backward-symbol

[Miles Bader]

Kevin Rodgers <address@hidden> writes:
>>> I don't see a need to make a "backward-" version of every
>>> motion function.  It is not hard to pass -1 as an argument.
>
> `C-u -1 ...' or `ESC -1 ...' or `M-- M-1 ...'

... and note that you don't need to actually type "-1" after ESC or C-u,
you can just type the "-", e.g. "ESC -" or "C-u -", or with a meta key "M--".

-Miles

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