ARPUS/ce, Version 2.6.2 (03/10/05) (SCCS 1.5) _______________________________________________________________________________ [range] xl [-a] [-r] [-l] [-f <pathname> | <name>] "Literal Text To Buffer" "text copy literal" DESCRIPTION: 'xl' copies a literal string passed with the command either an internal paste buffer accessible from X selections, an internal paste buffer that is local to the edit session, a named paste buffer in the paste buffer directory, or a text file. It has the same functionality as xc except that the data to be placed in the paste buffer is part of the command rather than part of a ce window. The result of using the xl command is equivalent to having the data "Literal Text To Buffer" in a file, highlighting the text and using the xc command. The help for the xc command is also useful in understanding the xl command. This command is often used with xdmc from a UNIX command prompt. For example: xdmc "xl ' `/bin/pwd`'" will put the current working directory from the shell into the default paste buffer. The grave quotes (`) cause /bin/pwd to be executed and stdout from the command to be inserted in place of the command. PARAMETERS -l Use a "local only" paste buffer. This works like a normal paste buffer except that the X server does not get involved and the contents of the paste buffer are not saved in a file upon termination. This improves performance and disables the copying of data between different windows. -r Add a newline at the end of the text string when it is put in the paste buffer. This causes the command to behave as an "xc -r" would behave. -a Append mode. Append the text being copied to the paste buffer. -f <path> Copy the affected region into a file on the machine Ce is executing on. Text copied to a file will probably not be able to be pasted into a Ce window executing on another machine unless that machine has access to the file which was pasted into. <name> Copy to the named X paste buffer. "Literal Text To Buffer" This is the text to put in the paste buffer. RELATED HELP FILES: ! (bang ) xc (Copy ) xd (Cut ) xp (Paste) xa (Concat Pastebuff) regionsCon (marking regions) pastebufCon (Paste buffers) support (customer support) _______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) 2005, Robert Styma Consulting. All rights reserved.