backward-up-list

[Nick Roberts]

Andreas Roehler writes:
 > AFAIS the command
 > 
 > `C-M-u'
 >      Move up in parenthesis structure (`backward-up-list').
 > 
 > == Emacs Info ==
 > 
 > which seems not to be mentioned in the Elisp-Manual,

It's a user command so it's in the Emacs manual.
 
 > only works as expected, if the cursor is at the opening parenthesis.
 > 
 >     (setq bar (foo))
 >               ^
 > C-M-u -->    
 > 
 >     (setq bar (foo))
 >     ^
 > 
 > That's as expected. But
 > 
 >     (setq bar (foo))
 >                   ^
 > C-M-u -->    
 > 
 >     (setq bar (foo))
 >               ^
 > 
 > Here it jumped just from the closing to the opening
 > parenthesis. That's not `up' in my understanding.

I think it makes sense if you think of point being before (to the left of)
the character the cursor is over.

 > ...

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob