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How do I use vim registers?

I only know of one instance using registers is via CtrlR* whereby I paste text from a clipboard.

What are other uses of registers? How to use them?

Everything you know about VI registers (let's focus on vi 7.2) -- share with us.

Solution

  • Registers in Vim let you run actions or commands on text stored within them. To access a register, you type "a before a command, where a is the name of a register. If you want to copy the current line into register k, you can type

    "kyy

    Or you can append to a register by using a capital letter

    "Kyy

    You can then move through the document and paste it elsewhere using

    "kp

    To paste from system clipboard on Linux

    "+p

    To paste from system clipboard on Windows (or from "mouse highlight" clipboard on Linux)

    "*p

    To access all currently defined registers type

    :reg