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| author | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2007-01-27 21:18:50 +0000 |
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| committer | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2007-01-27 21:18:50 +0000 |
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diff --git a/man/man1/acme.1 b/man/man1/acme.1 index 78fe155e..3cc2d471 100644 --- a/man/man1/acme.1 +++ b/man/man1/acme.1 @@ -460,6 +460,24 @@ Undo last textual change or set of changes. .TP .B Zerox Create a copy of the window containing most recently selected text. +.TP +.B <|> +If a regular shell command is preceded by a +.BR < , +.BR | , +or +.B > +character, the selected text in the body of the window is affected by the +I/O from the command. +The +.B < +character causes the selection to be replaced by the standard output +of the command; +.B > +causes the selection to be sent as standard input to the command; and +.B | +does both at once, `piping' the selection through the command and +replacing it with the output. .PP A common place to store text for commands is in the tag; in fact .I acme |