Post #3201548
2025-09-03 20:35 UTC
@piusbird@tilde.zone what does emacs use SECONDARY for? or any other programs? I remember seeing references to it but no information
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@nytpu@tilde.zone 2025-09-03 20:41
@acdw@tilde.zone @piusbird@tilde.zone IIRC I think the primary purpose was as an extra buffer prior to clipboard history being commonplace, so you'd transfer the primary/clipboard to the secondary, copy something new, and then transfer the secondary back to the clipboard when you want it back