Your bug report #19896: 23.1; reverse-region is slow compared to sort-columns which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 19896@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 19896: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19896 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems