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+====== bufferfile ======
+===== Default Keybindings =====
+None.
+===== Syntax =====
+  * ''**bufferfile** [//exchange-file//]''
+===== Description =====
+Change the filename used for reading and writing with the paste buffer.
+If the optional argument to the ''bufferfile'' command is omitted, the
+default setting ("/tmp/screen-exchange") is reactivated.
+===== Examples =====
+The following example will paste the system’s password file into the
+''screen'' window (using the paste buffer, where a copy remains):
+''[[commands:colon|C-a :]] bufferfile /etc/passwd''\\
+''[[commands:readbuf|C-a <]] [[commands:paste|C-a ] ]]''\\
+''[[commands:colon|C-a :]] bufferfile''
+===== See Also =====
+  * [[:text_exchange]]

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