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.
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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.
Registers in Vim let you run actions or commands on text stored within them. To access a register, you type
"abefore a command, whereais the name of a register. If you want to copy the current line into registerk, you can typeOr you can append to a register by using a capital letter
You can then move through the document and paste it elsewhere using
To paste from system clipboard on Linux
To paste from system clipboard on Windows (or from “mouse highlight” clipboard on Linux)
To access all currently defined registers type