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* lisp/simple.el (mark-word): Mark more if repeated. * lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el (mark-paragraph): Ditto. (mark-end-of-sentence): Ditto.

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@kbd{M-@@} (@code{mark-word}) puts the mark at the end of the next
word, while @kbd{C-M-@@} (@code{mark-sexp}) puts it at the end of the
next balanced expression (@pxref{Expressions}).  These commands handle
arguments just like @kbd{M-f} and @kbd{C-M-f}.

@kindex C-x h
@findex mark-whole-buffer
   Other commands set both point and mark, to delimit an object in the
buffer.  For example, @kbd{M-h} (@code{mark-paragraph}) moves point to

paragraph.  With prefix argument, if the argument's value is positive,
@kbd{M-h} marks that many paragraphs starting with the one surrounding
point.  If the prefix argument is @minus{}@var{n}, @kbd{M-h} also
marks @var{n} paragraphs, running back form the one surrounding point.
In that last case, point moves forward to the end of that paragraph,
and the mark goes at the start of the region.

  @kbd{C-M-h} (@code{mark-defun}) similarly puts point before, and the
mark after, the current (or following) major top-level definition, or
defun (@pxref{Moving by Defuns}).  (Currently it only marks one
defun.)  @kbd{C-x C-p} (@code{mark-page}) puts point before the
current page, and mark at the end (@pxref{Pages}).  The mark goes
after the terminating page delimiter (to include it in the region),
while point goes after the preceding page delimiter (to exclude it).
A numeric argument specifies a later page (if positive) or an earlier
page (if negative) instead of the current page.

  Finally, @kbd{C-x h} (@code{mark-whole-buffer}) sets up the entire
buffer as the region, by putting point at the beginning and the mark at
the end.

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@kbd{M-@@} (@code{mark-word}) puts the mark at the end of the next
word, while @kbd{C-M-@@} (@code{mark-sexp}) puts it at the end of the
next balanced expression (@pxref{Expressions}).  These commands handle
arguments just like @kbd{M-f} and @kbd{C-M-f}.  If you repeat these
commands, the region is extended.  For example, you can type either
@kbd{C-u 2 M-@@} or @kbd{M-@@ M-@@} to mark the next two words.

@kindex C-x h
@findex mark-whole-buffer
   Other commands set both point and mark, to delimit an object in the
buffer.  For example, @kbd{M-h} (@code{mark-paragraph}) moves point to

paragraph.  With prefix argument, if the argument's value is positive,
@kbd{M-h} marks that many paragraphs starting with the one surrounding
point.  If the prefix argument is @minus{}@var{n}, @kbd{M-h} also
marks @var{n} paragraphs, running back form the one surrounding point.
In that last case, point moves forward to the end of that paragraph,
and the mark goes at the start of the region.  The @kbd{M-h} command
also supports the extension of the region, similar to @kbd{M-@@} and
@kbd{C-M-@@}.

  @kbd{C-M-h} (@code{mark-defun}) similarly puts point before, and the
mark after, the current (or following) major top-level definition, or
defun (@pxref{Moving by Defuns}).  (Currently it only marks one defun,
but repeating it marks more defuns, like for @kbd{M-@@}.)  @kbd{C-x
C-p} (@code{mark-page}) puts point before the current page, and mark
at the end (@pxref{Pages}).  The mark goes after the terminating page
delimiter (to include it in the region), while point goes after the
preceding page delimiter (to exclude it).  A numeric argument
specifies a later page (if positive) or an earlier page (if negative)
instead of the current page.

  Finally, @kbd{C-x h} (@code{mark-whole-buffer}) sets up the entire
buffer as the region, by putting point at the beginning and the mark at
the end.