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SHIFT - Short Reference

Reference

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.

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