Problem: kill-sentence deletes whole paragraph
reddit / emacs

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clarkinia · 2022-11-19 16:26

I want to be able to delete a sentence (from first letter to period)
using M-k (or M-x kill-sentence).

The problem: when I use M-k (or M-x kill-sentence), it deletes the
entire paragraph. To put it another way, on my Emacs (28.1) M-x kill-
sentence does the same exact thing as M-x kill-paragraph.

Do you know how to remedy this so I can use M-k and become a sentence
assassin?

🐂

PS- I have only been regularly/ daily using (and loving) Emacs for
about a year. I expand my shortcuts knowledge every so often. Wanting
to add M-k to my arsenal so just now realizing it doesn't work.

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ieure · 2022-11-19 17:21

The correct solution: double-space after your sentences.

The coward's way out: `(setq sentence-end-double-space nil)`

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clarkinia · 2022-11-19 19:42

Thank you! So great. Also, much appreciation for offering the
workaround. It saves me the extra post to r/cowards .