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Wayne
Wayne

Reputation: 3519

MacVim copy selection from vim command line shell to MacVim or OS clipboard

I run commands from MacVim itself using the ! character to execute the command.

e.g. !go test

The command spews allot of text. I want to select a subset of the text, using my "mouse" and then paste only the selected line back into MacVim or even the MacOS clipboard.

I have searched for answers by nothing apparent seems to be working for me.

Copying from MacVim to the MacOS clipboard is working for me using the mouse selection and then CMD+c with CMD+v.

However when I use the above procedure from the "shell" output this does not work.

I have MacVim version 8.0.1633 (146) and the shell it is using is bash.

When I use "vim" from iTerm itself I am able to copy and paste without problems, the shell I am using then is zsh. Using "Terminal" and bash also works.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 272

Answers (1)

Wayne
Wayne

Reputation: 3519

I found a solution: Copy and paste works when the end of the output is reached.

When the vim "shell" command generates many lines of text as output, a message is displayed that reads: ---More----

After a couple of key presses one sees a message Press ENTER or type command to continue, only once this message is displayed does copy and paste work as it should.

Upvotes: 1

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