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Protective Line Shift Command

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

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.

number-of-columns

Specifies the number of columns to shift. The default is 1.

<
>

Specifies that the line be shifted to the left or right one column.

<n
>n

Specifies that the line be shifted to the left or right n columns.

<<
>>

Specifies the first and last lines of a block to be shifted to the left or right one column.

<<n
>>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.