245 results for ""+p"
"=strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')<CR>p
The expression register lets you evaluate Vimscript on demand and paste the result immediately.
registers #registers #expression-register #automation #timestamps
visual select + d, move, P
To swap two pieces of text, delete the first selection, navigate to the second, select it, and paste.
"=strftime('%F')<CR>p
The expression register lets you compute text on demand and insert it without leaving Normal mode workflows.
registers #registers #expression-register #normal-mode #automation
":p
The : register holds the most recently executed Ex command.
registers #registers #ex-commands #normal-mode #productivity
:let @+ = expand('%:p')
Sometimes you need to share or use the full path of the file you're editing — for a terminal command, a config file, or a chat message.
p (in visual mode)
In visual mode, pressing p replaces the selected text with the contents of the default register.
"#p
The # register holds the name of the alternate file — the file you were editing just before the current one.
<C-w>P
The preview window is a special auxiliary split — usually at the top — opened by commands like :ptag, :pedit, and omni-completion to display reference infor
{visual}p
When you visually select text and press p, Vim replaces the selection with the contents of the default register and saves the replaced text into the unnamed reg
:lcd %:p:h
:lcd %:p:h sets the working directory for the current window to the directory of the file you're editing, using Vim's path expansion modifiers.
:Lexplore %:p:h
When you are editing deep in a project, opening netrw from the working directory often puts you in the wrong place.
:let @a = expand('%:p')
Named registers are not only for yanked text.
registers #registers #command-line #filename-modifiers #editing
"=system('git rev-parse --short HEAD')->trim()<CR>p
If you frequently write commit references in notes, code comments, or release docs, you can avoid shell context switches and paste the hash straight from Vim.
%:p:h
Vim's filename modifiers let you derive path components from the current file's name directly inside ex commands.
:botright copen 8 | wincmd p
Quickfix is powerful, but opening it can disrupt window layout and yank focus away from your current editing context.
"-p
The small delete register ("-) captures text from delete operations that are less than one line — like dw, x, dt.
"+p
The "+p command pastes the contents of the system clipboard into Vim.
:call setloclist(0, [], 'r', {'title': 'TODO current file', 'lines': systemlist('rg --vimgrep TODO ' . shellescape(expand('%:p'))), 'efm': '%f:%l:%c:%m'})
For focused review work, a window-local location list is often better than global quickfix.
buffers-windows #buffers #windows #location-list #search #quickfix
:windo lcd %:p:h<CR>
When multiple splits point at files from different projects, relative-path commands can become inconsistent and error-prone.
"#p or <C-r># in insert mode
The # register always contains the name of the alternate file — typically the file you were editing just before the current one.
