<doc>

<legacy_id>1667</legacy_id>

<name>compact</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>compact <i>stack</i></example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Reclaims unused space within a <glossary tag="stack">stack's</glossary> <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> structure.</summary>

<examples>

<example>compact this stack</example>

<example>compact stack "Project 1"</example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Objects &amp; Messages</category>

<category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="delete">delete Command</command>

</references>

<description>When you cut or delete a card, some free space is left within the stack. This empty space is reclaimed when you choose <b>File menu</b>. Use the <b>compact</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to reclaim this empty space without having to save the <object tag="stack">stack</object>.<p></p><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>stack</i> is any stack reference.</p><p></p><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>This command is especially useful when a handler performs multiple rearrangements of cards without saving the stack.</p><p></p><p>The "Save" menu item in the File menu automatically compacts the stack. However, the <b>save</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> does not do so.</p></description>

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