transpose-chars(2)

NAME

transpose-chars - Exchange (swap) adjacent characters transpose-lines - Exchange (swap) adjacent lines

SYNOPSIS

transpose-chars (C-t) 
n transpose-lines (C-x C-t) 

DESCRIPTION

transpose-chars exchanges (swaps) the current character under the cursor with the previous character. transpose-characters does not operate in column 0 (since there is no previous character). If the cursor is at the end of a line when the command is initiated then the cursor is moved to the previous character and the operation performed from the new position.

transpose-lines swaps the next line for the current line and moves to the next line, effectively retaining the same text position. Repeating this n times moves the current line n lines down.

EXAMPLE

transpose-character performs the following operations (cursor at ^):

abcde  => acbde         [Middle of line] 
  ^         ^ 

abcde  => abced         [End of line] 
     ^         ^ 

SEE ALSO

sort-lines(2), transpose-region-line(3).

Ref: transpose-chars(2) File: m2cmd135.2 Date: 2025/07/23

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