Moving, Copying and Deleting blocks of text

A block of text is referred to in MicroEMACS as a 'region'. It is defined by the position of a special 'mark' at one end, and by the cursor (referred to as the 'point') at the other.

This section explains how you can:

• Move a block of text
• Copy a block of text
• Delete a block of text
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