add paragraph about < | >

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@ -460,6 +460,24 @@ Undo last textual change or set of changes.
.TP
.B Zerox
Create a copy of the window containing most recently selected text.
.TP
.B <|>
If a regular shell command is preceded by a
.BR < ,
.BR | ,
or
.B >
character, the selected text in the body of the window is affected by the
I/O from the command.
The
.B <
character causes the selection to be replaced by the standard output
of the command;
.B >
causes the selection to be sent as standard input to the command; and
.B |
does both at once, `piping' the selection through the command and
replacing it with the output.
.PP
A common place to store text for commands is in the tag; in fact
.I acme