+ * Captures up to 'n' characters starting at 'pos' for the cut buffer.
+ *
+ * This replaces any existing characters in the cut buffer.
+ */
+static void capture_chars(struct current *current, int pos, int n)
+{
+ if (pos >= 0 && (pos + n - 1) < current->chars) {
+ int p1 = utf8_index(current->buf, pos);
+ int nbytes = utf8_index(current->buf + p1, n);
+
+ if (nbytes) {
+ free(current->capture);
+ /* Include space for the null terminator */
+ current->capture = (char *)malloc(nbytes + 1);
+ memcpy(current->capture, current->buf + p1, nbytes);
+ current->capture[nbytes] = '\0';
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes up to 'n' characters at cursor position 'pos'.
+ *