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:put =toupper(@")
Registers in Vim are not only for raw replay; you can treat them as string data and transform them at paste time.
registers #registers #expression-register #editing #vimscript
"=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
<C-r><C-o>{reg}
When you use a in insert mode to paste register a, Vim inserts the text as if you typed it character by character.
"#p
The # register holds the name of the alternate file — the file you were editing just before the current one.
:<C-r>"
When typing an Ex command or search pattern, you often need to insert text you've already yanked or deleted.
<C-r>-
In insert mode, - pastes the contents of the small delete register ("-).
"=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.
"1p then u.u.u.
Vim stores your last 9 deletions (of one line or more) in the numbered registers "1 through "9.
registers #registers #editing #normal-mode #undo-redo #paste
"+p
The "+p command pastes the contents of the system clipboard into Vim.
<C-r>0
In Insert mode, {reg} pastes the contents of any register inline at the cursor.
:t {address}
How it works The :t command (short for :copy) copies one or more lines and places them below the specified address.
80i-<Esc>
Vim's insert commands accept a count prefix that repeats everything you type.
cx{motion} … cx{motion} (vim-exchange)
The vim-exchange plugin provides cx{motion} to mark a region, then cx{motion} again on a second region to swap them in place.
".p
The ".
registers #registers #editing #insert-mode #normal-mode #productivity
<C-r>/
Vim stores your last search pattern in the / register.
:m +1
The :move command (abbreviated :m) relocates lines to a new position in the buffer without touching any registers.
<C-r>:
Vim stores your last executed Ex command in the read-only : register.
"%p
The % register in Vim always contains the name of the current file.
registers #registers #editing #insert-mode #productivity #filename
":p
The : register holds the most recently executed Ex command.
registers #registers #ex-commands #normal-mode #productivity
<C-r><C-r>x
When you press x in insert mode to paste a register, Vim inserts the text "as if you typed it" — meaning autoindent, textwidth, and other insert behaviors can
