@@ -237,3 +237,29 @@ usual) unless freed via the ``Free`` buttons on the ``Show items`` tab on both
237237buildings. This will remove the mechanism from the building and drop it onto the
238238ground, allowing it to be reused elsewhere. There is an option to auto-free
239239mechanisms when unlinking to perform this step automatically.
240+
241+ Copying buildings
242+ -----------------
243+
244+ When viewing a planned or constructed building, a button to ``Copy `` the building
245+ will appear. Clicking this button puts you in placement mode for that building type,
246+ allowing you to quickly place copies of already planned/constructed buildings with
247+ a single action. Details about the copied building are not currently preserved.
248+
249+ You can add a keyboard shortcut to copy buildings without needing to open the building
250+ info screen. To do this, add a line like the following to your
251+ ``dfhack-config/init/onMapLoad `` file::
252+
253+ keybinding add <keybinding> copybuilding
254+
255+ In addtion to allowing you to more quickly copy building, this also enables you to copy
256+ buildings that don't have an info screen, such as constructions.
257+
258+ Each time you copy a building it gets added to a history of recently copied buildings
259+ (up to 9 entries). To recall these, you can add additional keybindings like the following::
260+
261+ keybinding add <keybinding> "copybuilding 1"
262+ keybinding add <keybinding> "copybuilding 2"
263+ ... etc up to 9 as desired
264+
265+ This allows you to quickly cycle through your recently copied buildings.
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