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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T20:42:41+00:00 2026-05-10T20:42:41+00:00

When using gdb and Vim, often I want to stop on a particular line.

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When using gdb and Vim, often I want to stop on a particular line. Normally in Vim I copy-paste the line number showing on the rule area to the gdb session. It’d save me a lot of hassle if I could use something like '+<magic-incantation> to copy the line number of the current cursor position into the xclipboard buffer. Is this possible?

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  1. 2026-05-10T20:42:42+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 8:42 pm

    put this in your vimrc

    map ,n <Esc>:let @*=line('.')<CR> 

    then using ,n will copy the current line number into the clipboard

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