Книга: Learning GNU Emacs, 3rd Edition
2.5.3 Overwrite Mode
2.5.3 Overwrite Mode
You may be used to typing over old text rather than having to delete it. There is a certain satisfaction in destroying some really bad text in this way. You can do this in Emacs, too, by entering a minor mode called overwrite mode. When you're in overwrite mode, any new text you type wipes out the text that's underneath. When you're not in overwrite mode (i.e., in normal Emacs), any new text you type is inserted at the cursor position and any subsequent text is pushed to the right. (Other software may refer to this as insert mode; because it is the way GNU Emacs normally behaves, it doesn't have a name here.)
To enter overwrite mode, press the Insert key.[15] Ovwrt should appear on the mode line. If this doesn't work (or if you don't have an Insert key), type M-x overwrite-mode Enter. You can turn off overwrite mode by typing M-x overwrite-mode Enter again. Using Emacs's command completion, simply type M-x ov and press Enter. This is enough of a unique string to tell Emacs you want to toggle overwrite mode. Completion, one of the best shortcuts in Emacs, is discussed further in Chapter 14.
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