Name: cut

Type: command

Syntax: cut [<object>]

Summary:

Copies the <selected> text or the <selected> section of an <image>, or

an <object(glossary)>, and deletes it from the <selection>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux

Platforms: desktop, server

Example:

cut -- cuts whatever is selected

Example:

cut player "Quivering Apple" of recent card

Example:

cut the selectedObject

Parameters:

object:

Any available object. If no object is specified, the cut command cuts

whatever is currently selected to the clipboard.

Description:

Use the <cut> command to place <object|objects> or text on the

<clipboard> while removing them from the <stack>.

If no object is specified, the <cut> <command> is equivalent to choosing

Edit → Cut from the menubar.

References: copy (command), delete (command), clipboard (function),

object (glossary), command (glossary), selection (keyword),

image (keyword), cutKey (message), stack (object), selected (property)

Tags: ui