# HG changeset patch
# User Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
# Date 966455130 0
# Node ID fb3d8e6e0497bd7773149ebd48e980e13d90b83b
# Parent  904dafa7e039cc51931dbaf406613f1ba9a16ab0
delete-selection-mode

diff -r 904dafa7e039 -r fb3d8e6e0497 man/killing.texi
--- a/man/killing.texi	Wed Aug 16 19:40:41 2000 +0000
+++ b/man/killing.texi	Wed Aug 16 19:45:30 2000 +0000
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@
 The commands' names and individual descriptions use the words @samp{kill}
 and @samp{delete} to say which they do.
 
+@cindex Delete Selection mode
+@cindex mode, Delete Selection
+@findex delete-selection-mode
+You can arrange for selected text to be killed when you insert something
+and replaced by what you insert; this is the way many text interfaces
+work.  To do this turn on Delete Selection mode. with @kbd{M-x
+delete-selection-mode} or using Custom.  Also in Delete Selection mode
+@key{DEL}, @kbd{C-d} and some other keys will just kill the whole
+selection and Transient Mark mode is turned on (@pxref{Transient Mark}).
+
 @menu
 * Deletion::            Commands for deleting small amounts of text and
                           blank areas.