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                              7. Using Named Buffers 
 It is possible to copy or delete text from any file to a named
 buffer, and to keep as many as 26 of those buffers around for
 convenience. Buffers are created using lower case single letters.
 Using upper case letter means append to the existing buffer.
 The command beginning buffer operation is " (double
 quotation mark). Following it is the name of the buffer and then
 description of the operation to be performed: 
 "ay}   - yank (copy) from cursor to end of paragraph into buffer "a".
          If buffer exists, overwrite it.
 
 "A12d  - delete 12 lines from cursor down and append it to the
          existing buffer "a".
 "ap    - take contents of buffer "a" and paste it below cursor line.
  
 Notice that lower case name for a buffer causes it to be created every
 time a command is issued. 
 
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