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' $Header: /a/newcmds/select/RCS/select.man,v 1.1 88/12/22 11:45:50 ouster Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)
.so \*(]ltmac.sprite
.HS SELECT cmds
.BS
.SH NAME
select \- Print the selection
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBselect\fR
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
This command will retrieve the Sx selection in ``text'' format
and output it onto the standard output. If there is no selection,
no output is generated. The main purpose of this command is to
allow you to write shell commands that use the selection, e.g. to
print it or to delete a file whose name is selected.
.SH KEYWORDS
selection, window