uniq(3)

NAME

uniq - Make lines in a sorted list unique

SYNOPSIS

uniq

DESCRIPTION

uniq reduces a sorted lines of text in the current buffer to a unique list such that no entries are repeated. The list is made unique from the mark position to the current cursor position (point). The operation is case sensitive.

NOTES

uniq is a macro implemented in tools.emf.

For uniq to operate correctly then the list must have been previously sorted, see sort-lines(2).

SEE ALSO

sort-lines(2), sort-lines-ignore-case(3), transpose-lines(2),

Ref: uniq(3) File: m3mac049.3 Date: 2022/06/12

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