Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX |
Shifts to the left a designated block of lines of text.
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Text editing, line command
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The
<< command shifts a designated block of lines of text one space to the
left.
- n
-
specifies the number of spaces that the designated block
of lines of text shifts. Follow the n argument
with a space. You can specify the numeric argument in the beginning or ending
line of the block command, or in both. If it is specified in both, SAS uses
the first numeric argument.
The << command shifts a designated block of lines
of text one or more spaces to the left. The block of lines of text shifts
the number of spaces you specify with the n argument,
or the block shifts at the left window border, whichever is less. This text-shift
command does not lose characters when shifting.
The > and >> commands shift text in the opposite direction
from the < and << commands. The ), )), (, and (( commands are similar
text-shift commands, which, depending on the extent of the shift, can lose
characters.
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