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Protective Line Shift Command

< [number-of-columns]
> [number-of-columns]
<< [number-of-columns] … <<
>> [number-of-columns] … >>

where:

number-of-columns—specifies the number of columns to shift. The default is 1.

< and >—specify that the line be shifted to the left or right one column.

<n and >n—specify that the line be shifted to the left or right n columns.

<< and >>—specify the first and last lines of a block to be shifted to the left or right one column.

<<n and >>n—specifies the first line of a block to be shifted to the left or right n columns. Use a (( or )) to mark the last line of the block.

Protective line shift moves the text a specified number of columns to the right (►) or left ( ◄). When the shift causes the text to exceed the bound position, that text is retained and the shift operation is not completed.

See the online documentation for protective line shift examples.