225 results for "paste"
:put =execute('{cmd}')
The :put =execute('{cmd}') idiom inserts the output of any Vim Ex command as text in your buffer.
registers #registers #ex-commands #command-line #normal-mode
:put a ... edit ... "ayy
Recorded macros are stored as plain text in registers, but editing them by re-recording is tedious for complex sequences.
yy
The yy command yanks (copies) the entire current line, including the newline character.
:let @a='<C-r>a'
Paste the macro register contents with :let @a=' followed by a to insert the current contents, edit them, and close the quote.
"0p vs "1p
Register 0 always contains the last yanked text.
"1p through "9p
Registers 1-9 contain the last 9 deletions or changes that are at least one line long.
"adiw then move, "aP and diw
Delete the first word into register a with "adiw, move to the second word, paste register a before with "aP, then delete the remaining original.
dd
The dd command deletes the entire current line, regardless of where the cursor is positioned on that line.
y/<C-r>"<CR>
To search for the exact text you have selected in visual mode, yank it and paste it into the search prompt.
"1 through "9
Vim maintains a rotating history of deleted text across registers "1 through "9.
let @a = 'macro_contents'
Recorded macros are stored in registers, which are lost when you quit Vim (unless viminfo saves them).
:let @+ = @a
If you already have carefully collected text in a named register, re-yanking just to reach the system clipboard is noisy and error-prone.
"Ay{motion}
Using an uppercase register letter with any operator appends to the register instead of replacing it.
"ap, edit, "ayy
Vim stores macros in registers, which means you can paste a macro's contents into a buffer, edit it as regular text, and yank it back into the register.
:call setreg('a', @a, 'l')
Registers in Vim have a type — characterwise, linewise, or blockwise — that affects how their contents are pasted.
:let @a .= getline('.') . "\n"
Named registers are usually filled with yanks and deletes, but they are also plain variables you can edit with Vimscript.
:windo diffthis
The :windo diffthis command activates Vim's built-in diff mode across all visible windows, highlighting the differences between them.
:let @a = getreg('0')
When you want to preserve a valuable yank before doing destructive edits, copying register 0 into a named register is safer than re-yanking text.
registers #registers #yanking #editing #command-line #refactoring
<C-r><C-r>"
In Insert mode, plain {register} inserts register content but may reindent or auto-format depending on context.
registers #registers #insert-mode #editing #indentation #text
:call setreg('q', getreg('a'), getregtype('a'))
Simple register copies can silently change behavior when register type is lost.
