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<?showget>
Description
The <?showget> command restores a working set of counters from one of 5 show string slots. The information was originally saved there via a <?showput> command.
Syntax
<?showget slot:n what:b>
slot
Slot number from where to retrieve the information: a value between 1 and 5
what
The set of items to be retrieved from the counter slot, entered as a string of characters without quotes:
*
All numeric counters
a..o
Specific counter
p
Page number parts
x
x counters
$
String counters
- (minus)
Remove item from set before restoring the counter (e.g. *-gp = restore all numeric counters except page number information)
*$
Complete set of numeric and string counters
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