---
 pico/basic.c  |   50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 pico/efunc.h  |    1 +
 pico/search.c |    7 ++++++-
 3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: alpine-2.26/pico/basic.c
===================================================================
--- alpine-2.26.orig/pico/basic.c
+++ alpine-2.26/pico/basic.c
@@ -772,7 +772,57 @@ scrolldownline(int f, int n)
     return (scrollforw (1, FALSE));
 }
 
+/* deltext deletes from the specified position until the end of the file
+ * or until the signature (when called from Pine), whichever comes first.
+ */
 
+int
+deltext (f,n)
+int f,n;
+{               
+  LINE *currline = curwp->w_dotp;
+  static int firsttime = 0;
+
+  if ((lastflag&CFKILL) == 0)
+     kdelete();
+  
+  curwp->w_markp = curwp->w_dotp;
+  curwp->w_marko = curwp->w_doto;
+  
+  while (curwp->w_dotp != curbp->b_linep){
+     if ((Pmaster) 
+    	&& (llength(curwp->w_dotp) == 3) 
+	&& (lgetc(curwp->w_dotp, 0).c == '-') 
+	&& (lgetc(curwp->w_dotp, 1).c == '-') 
+	&& (lgetc(curwp->w_dotp, 2).c == ' ')){
+	  if (curwp->w_dotp == currline){
+	     if (curwp->w_doto)
+		curwp->w_dotp = lforw(curwp->w_dotp);
+	     else
+	   	break;
+     	  }
+     	  else{
+	     curwp->w_dotp = lback(curwp->w_dotp);
+	     curwp->w_doto = llength(curwp->w_dotp);
+	     break;
+          }
+     }
+     else{
+	if(lforw(curwp->w_dotp) != curbp->b_linep)
+	 curwp->w_dotp = lforw(curwp->w_dotp);
+	else{
+	 curwp->w_doto = llength(curwp->w_dotp);
+	 break;
+	}
+     }
+  }         
+  killregion(FALSE,1);
+  lastflag |= CFKILL;
+  if(firsttime == 0)
+     emlwrite("Deleted text can be recovered with the ^U command", NULL);
+  firsttime = 1;
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
 /*
  * Scroll to a position.
Index: alpine-2.26/pico/efunc.h
===================================================================
--- alpine-2.26.orig/pico/efunc.h
+++ alpine-2.26/pico/efunc.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern	int gotobop(int, int);
 extern	int gotoeop(int, int);
 extern	int forwpage(int, int);
 extern	int backpage(int, int);
+extern  int deltext (int, int);
 extern  int scrollupline(int, int);
 extern  int scrolldownline(int, int);
 extern  int scrollto(int, int);
Index: alpine-2.26/pico/search.c
===================================================================
--- alpine-2.26.orig/pico/search.c
+++ alpine-2.26/pico/search.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ EXTRAKEYS    menu_srchpat[] = {
 	{"^O", N_("End of Para"),   (CTRL|'O')},
 	{"^U", N_("FullJustify"),   (CTRL|'U')},
 	{"^P", N_("Delete Para"),   (CTRL|'P')},
+ 	{"^X", N_("Del End"),       (CTRL|'X')},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -282,7 +283,11 @@ forwsearch(int f, int n)
 	    break;
 
 	  case (CTRL|'X'):
-	    if(flags & SR_OPTNMEN){
+	    if (flags & SR_ORIGMEN){
+	       deltext(f,n);
+	       FWS_RETURN(TRUE);
+	    }
+	    else if(flags & SR_OPTNMEN){
 	      if (flags & SR_NOEXACT){
 		flags &= ~SR_NOEXACT;
 		flags |=  SR_EXACTSR;