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Selecting and Deleting Expressions

Selecting the Next-Higher Subexpression

Select the next-higher subexpression by pressing Ctrl+..
Press Ctrl+. repeatedly.
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Deleting to Destructure an Expression

Get rid of the contents of an expression and destructure it by pressing Del (or Backspace).
Press Backspace repeatedly.
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Another Example

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