PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

MOVE
TEDIT Commands
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You can add text to what is already in the scratchpad by moving the
cursor to new locations and using the MOVE command with different
text items. If you RETRIEVE or WRITE the text and use MOVE again,
only the new text is in the scratchpad.
Once text is in the scratchpad, you can make multiple copies to new
locations by repeatedly using the RETRIEVE or WRITE commands.
You can use the UNDO command to recover from a MOVE; however,
the UNDO command does not affect the contents of the scratchpad.
By entering a repeat count with MOVE and the specified text items, you
can move several characters, lines, paragraphs, sections, sentences, or
words all at once. See “Repeat Count” in Section 2 for details about the
repeat count.
Because a file’s maximum width is 239 characters, some to the text in a
text item you are moving may extend beyond the viewing area of the
terminal.
As a text command, MOVE can persist on the status line.
Related Commands
EMPTYSCRATCHPAD clears the scratchpad.
RETRIEVE copies text from scratchpad to a file you are editing.
WRITE copies text from a file or the scratchpad to either a file you are not
editing or to a printer.
COPY duplicates text from a file to the scratchpad.