bug#46621: Copy line

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Daniel Martín <mardani29@yahoo.es> writes:

> In programming modes, if you need to declare a bunch of variables, you
> may duplicate the current line several times and then proceed to rename
> them.  I see the proposed new command may be useful in that scenario.

Right; makes sense.

> This has been a hot topic in Q&A sites:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/88399/how-do-i-duplicate-a-whole-line-in-emacs

OK, so there seems to be some general demand for this command, so I
think we should go ahead and add it, unless somebody strongly objects.

> Also, why not name the command `duplicate-line'? I think it's a more
> descriptive name and more discoverable via apropos (along with
> `delete-duplicate-lines', for example).

That does seem like an even better name for the command.  What do you
think, Juri?

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