(i.e. the one that invoked this command, and the previous one).
If there's an integer argument NUM, it must be positive or negative
-(not zero). If positive, the NUMth event to the last one are
+(not zero). If positive, from the NUMth to the last events are
canceled. If negative the last (- NUM) events are canceled.
If there's a symbol argument, it must be resolved to an integer number