GNU bug report logs - #7375
23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:45:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 23.1

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>
Cc: 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:21:30 +0100

Hi Matt,

Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org> writes:

> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
> the number of words in the buffer or selection.

You already can do M-| wc RET, which is even shorter.

-- 
 Bastien
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