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Asked: May 21, 20262026-05-21T05:24:08+00:00 2026-05-21T05:24:08+00:00

I know how to copy in VI. but I failed to copy it into

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I know how to copy in VI. but I failed to copy it into other application. That means I failed copy those into clipboard.
How can I do this?

P.S. In order to lean more. I also want to ask how to copy content from clipboard to vi.

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I am using MacOs. running Vim.

It seems *yy doesn’t work here. Any other ways?

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    2026-05-21T05:24:09+00:00Added an answer on May 21, 2026 at 5:24 am

    You need to use the clipboard register, which is *, so to copy a line of text into clipboard:

    "*yy
    

    To paste a line of text from the clipboard:

     "*p
    
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