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		Example: >
			:sign place 23 name=sign1 file=/path/to/edit.py
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:sign place {id} name={name} [buffer={nr}]
		Same, but use buffer {nr}.  If the buffer argument is not
		given, use the current buffer.

		Example: >
			:sign place 23 name=sign1
			:sign place 23 name=sign1 buffer=7
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REMOVING SIGNS						*:sign-unplace* *E159*

See |sign_unplace()| for the equivalent Vim script function.

:sign unplace {id} file={fname}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} from file {fname}.
		See remark above about {fname} |:sign-fname|.

:sign unplace {id} group={group} file={fname}
		Same but remove the sign {id} in sign group {group}.

:sign unplace {id} group=* file={fname}
		Same but remove the sign {id} from all the sign groups.

:sign unplace * file={fname}
		Remove all placed signs in file {fname}.

:sign unplace * group={group} file={fname}
		Remove all placed signs in group {group} from file {fname}.

:sign unplace * group=* file={fname}
		Remove all placed signs in all the groups from file {fname}.

:sign unplace {id} buffer={nr}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} from buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace {id} group={group} buffer={nr}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} in group {group} from
		buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace {id} group=* buffer={nr}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} in all the groups from
		buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace * buffer={nr}
		Remove all placed signs in buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace * group={group} buffer={nr}
		Remove all placed signs in group {group} from buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace * group=* buffer={nr}
		Remove all placed signs in all the groups from buffer {nr}.

:sign unplace {id}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} from all files it
		appears in.

:sign unplace {id} group={group}
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} in group {group} from
		all files it appears in.

:sign unplace {id} group=*
		Remove the previously placed sign {id} in all the groups from
		all the files it appears in.

:sign unplace *
		Remove all placed signs in the global group from all the files.

:sign unplace * group={group}
		Remove all placed signs in group {group} from all the files.

:sign unplace * group=*
		Remove all placed signs in all the groups from all the files.

:sign unplace
		Remove a placed
Title: Sign Placement with Buffer and Sign Removal Commands
Summary
This section details sign placement using the buffer option and various ways to remove signs. The placement command allows specifying a buffer number, defaulting to the current buffer if not provided. The removal commands cover removing specific signs by ID, group, or file, as well as removing all signs within a file, group, or buffer, or globally across all files.