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  RESTORE SELECTION

  Restores (undeletes) what you last erased with pending delete or with
  DECwindows Quick Copy.

  Steps:

     1.  Put the cursor where you want to insert what you erased.

     2.  Use the RESTORE SELECTION command.

  Usage notes:

  o  By default, RESTORE SELECTION inserts what you erased, pushing existing
     text to the right or down. SET BOX SELECT makes RESTORE SELECTION the
     same as RESTORE BOX SELECTION, usually overwriting existing text---see
     help on Ranges And Boxes.

  o  RESTORE SELECTION does not rewrap text. Depending on where and how much
     you restore, your text may go past the right margin or even out of
     view. To reformat your text, use FILL commands.

  o  If you enable pending delete---and particularly if you save the setting
     in your section file or command file---you may want to define
     GOLD-DELETE or some other key as RESTORE SELECTION to make it easier to
     put back the erased text.

  o  Pending delete uses the $RESTORE$SELECTION$ buffer. Thus, you can use
     pending delete and RESTORE SELECTION for cutting and pasting text
     without affecting the contents of the INSERT HERE buffer or the
     clipboard.

  o  Quick Copy is implemented with the CTRL/SHIFT/M2DRAG or
     ALT/SHIFT/M2DRAG.

  Related topics:

     Pending Delete           Quick Copy        Ranges And Boxes
     RESTORE BOX SELECTION    SET BOX SELECT    SET PENDING DELETE
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