Copy Copies text within the selected range and moves it into a designated buffer (by default, the $PASTE buffer or the clipboard in DECwindows mode). The selected range is the text between the select marker and the current cursor position. If no select marker has been set, and the cursor is positioned on the current search string, then that string is moved to the buffer. Command Equivalent: CUT/NOERASE Related Topics: PASTE SET SELECT_MARK SUBSTITUTE