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SHIFT - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

SHIFT dobj [ { [ {BY num PLACES} | {UP TO substring} ] 
    
            [LEFT|RIGHT] [CIRCULAR] } 
           | { {LEFT DELETING LEADING} 

             | {RIGHT DELETING TRAILING} mask} ] 
           [IN {CHARACTER|BYTE} MODE]. 

Effect

Moves characters or bytes in a character- or byte string dobj.

Additions

• BY num PLACES
  Moves the objects by num characters or bytes.
• UP TO substring
  Moves the objects to the substring specified in substring.
• [LEFT|RIGHT] [CIRCULAR]
  Moves the objects to the left or right. CIRCULAR inserts characters that are pushed out of the screen on the other side.
• {LEFT DELETING LEADING}|{RIGHT DELETING TRAILING} pattern
  Moves by one position to the left or the right until the content of the first or last position in dobj is displayed in pattern.
• IN {CHARACTER|BYTE} MODE
  Defines the byte or character string processing.