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Copy dictionary to register in Vim

I have a dictionary in my vimrc that I would like to copy and paste into whatever text file I'm editing: 

let info = { 'tom':12345, 'bob':54689 }

I tried using put as I would with an option setting but I get an error:

:put=@info

How do I copy the contents of "info" to the register so that I can paste it in my text document?

Solution

  • Try quoting the json data. And removing @ from put command (@ is used to accessed registers, not for variables):

    :let info="{ 'tom':12345, 'bob':54689 }"
:put=info