


				<PICK>


	<PICK> is used in combination with the <PUT> function to copy

	one or more lines from one location to another.  Lines picked

	remain in a buffer until another <PICK> occurs; thus multiple

	copies of the picked lines may be generated by repeated <PUT>'s.

	All text PICKed and CLOSEd during the current editing session

	is saved in a special file named '#'.  You may view this file

	by typing:

		<ARG> # <USE>

	Type <USE> again to return to your file.


	Lines may be picked in 3 ways:


	(1)  Pressing

		<PICK>

	thus causing the line at which the cursor is currently located to

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	be saved in a buffer.



	(2) Typing

		<ARG> n <PICK>

	where n equals the number of lines to save in the buffer.  For

	example, if you

		1)  Press <ARG>
		2)  Enter 5
		3)  Press <PICK>

	5 lines beginning with the line at which the cursor is located

	will be saved.



	If you enter a non-integer argument to a <PICK> the

	following message will appear at the bottom left of

	the screen:

		**** Argument must be numeric.

	Repeat the function providing an integer as an argument.

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	To copy a line from one file to another you type:

	       <PICK> <ARG> [FILENAME] <USE> [position cursor] <PUT>

	For example, if you are in File X and wish to copy the line

	at which the cursor is located into File Y, you

		1)  Press <PICK>.
		2)  Press <ARG>.
		3)  Type Y.
		4)  Press <USE>.
		5)  You are now in File Y; page, line, arrow, tab, etc.
		    to position the cursor where you wish to insert the
		    line from File X.
		7)  Press <PUT>.

	You may remain in File Y or you may return to File X by typing:

		<USE>

	(3)  Typing

		<beg.pos> <ARG> <end.pos> <PICK>

	where <beg.pos> is defined by the current cursor position and

	the <end.pos> is indicated by moving the cursor using the

	cursor motion buttons. If the <beg.pos> and <end.pos> fo the
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	cursor are:

		(a)  On different lines, same columns, lines are picked.
		(b)  On the same line, different columns, columns are picked.
		(c)  On different lines, different columns, areas are picked.

	Thus, using the cursor motion buttons, you may now pick columns,

	areas and partial lines.

	Wylbur Comparison
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	A similar command in Wylbur to the pick/put function is the

		COPY line-number/line-number TO line-number

	where "line-number/line-number" specifies the range of lines


	to be moved.  In the Rand Editor, however, you give the number

	of lines to pick, not the range.  Also you may delay in

	re-inserting the lines whereas in Wylbur the action is completed

	with the one command.




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