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Re: Documentation of $MARK and "vi-mode operators"

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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zsh Users <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Documentation of $MARK and "vi-mode operators"
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2023 15:21:14 -0700
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On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 6:22 PM Oliver Kiddle <opk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The vi-mode operators that wait for a movement command are things like
> vi-change, vi-delete and vi-yank.

OK, that makes sense.

> For examples of widgets that set MARK to select a region of text, search
> for "Text Objects" in the documentation

Right; I was hunting for a built-in widget that sets MARK as opposed
to setting one of the labeled marks.  But I guess MARK is set only as
a side-effect of motions in default vi mode.

References:
- Documentation of $MARK and "vi-mode operators"
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: Documentation of $MARK and "vi-mode operators"
  - From: Oliver Kiddle

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