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BLOCK COMMANDS
There are ten "pick buffers" which you can use to save text when you
are cutting and pasting text. The default buffer is number 0. To
change the number of the current pick buffer, use the <CHG PICK
BUFFER> command.
<PICK+CLEAR> clears the current pick buffer, and places the current
line in the buffer. The line is then deleted from the file.
<PICK+APPEND> appends the current line to the current pick buffer. The
current line is then deleted from the file.
<COPY> does the same as <PICK+CLEAR> except the current line is NOT
deleted from the file.
All three of the above commands may take an optional count (for
example, <ESCAPE> 3 <PICK+CLEAR> will pick and delete the next three
lines). There are ten pick buffers, numbered 0 through 9. Buffer 9 has
a special use, in that it stores lines and blocks that you have
deleted with either the <DELETE LINE> command, or a delete block
operation. The <UNDO> command looks in buffer 9 for lines to be
reinstated. Buffer 0 is the default buffer.
<MARK> defines a block of text to perform an operation on. Move to
start of the block and press <MARK> - a grey rectangle will be shown
where you marked the text. Then move to the end of the block and press
<MARK> again. The entire block will be highlighted. You are prompted
for the operation to perform on the block. The current operations are
pick & clear, pick & append, copy, delete, write to a file, change the
case, or change the format block associated with those lines. If you
want to abort the operation, press <CTRL> D.
<RECT MARK> is like the <MARK> operation, except it defines a
rectangular block. This is useful for manipulating columns.
<SEARCH & MARK> allows you to define a block from the cursor position
up to and including a certain character. To mark off a sentence, press
'.' (or the ending punctuation character). To mark off a paragraph,
press <RETURN>. To abort the operation, press <CTRL> D.
<PUT> allows you to take the contents of any one of the ten buffers
and place it in your text. You are asked if you want to insert the
text above the cursor, insert the text to the right of the cursor, or
overlay the text at the cursor position (only if you used a <RECT
MARK> to extract a column).