Chapter 10: Copy and Paste

Chapter Overview

Part III: Getting Around Faster | Tips 59-67

Registers are Vim’s clipboard system.

Tips in This Chapter

Tip Title Mastered

59

Delete, Yank, and Put with Vim’s Unnamed Register

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60

Grok Vim’s Registers

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61

Replace a Visual Selection with a Register

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62

Paste from a Register

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63

Interact with the System Clipboard

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Register Types

Register Purpose

""

Unnamed (default)

"0

Yank register

"a-z

Named registers

"A-Z

Append to named

"+

System clipboard

"*

Primary selection

"_

Black hole

Commands Learned

Command Description Notes

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