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G

[address1][,address2]G

Same as g, except that the hold space is pasted below the address instead of overwriting it. The example shows a simple way to "cut and paste" lines.

Example

This script collects all lines containing the word Item: and moves them after a place marker later in the file. The original Item: lines are deleted.

/Item:/{
H
d
}
/Summary of items:/G


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