Deleting specific columns of text in Emacs/XEmacs using the keyboard
emacs, gnu, text, xemacs
Solution
You can delete a rectangle with `delete-rectangle` (C-x r d) or `kill-rectangle` (C-x r k). Either one will kill the rectangle with corners defined by the point and the mark. `kill-rectangle` will also save it for yanking with `yank-rectangle`.
Problem
Is it possible to delete specific columns of text (i.e., particular column numbers) in Emacs/XEmacs using only the keyboard? I know that it is possible to select a rectangle of text using the mouse (or the arrow keys), but for a 1 million line text file, this can be quite time consuming. Thanks!