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Chapter 16 The Macro Environment

macro_begin

    Activates the macro collection mode.

         macro_begin name string

    Enters macro collection mode.  All subsequent commands are stored in the
    file name and no further action is taken on the current map until a
    macro_end is encountered.
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    Options/arguments:

         name      Name of macro file to create
         string    Description of macro, displayed by help command
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    Example(s):

    To start building a macro, called pmac, for processing, enter:

         macro_begin pmac Purges map files
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    See also:

              help, macro_end, macro_hist
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