David Fan
Reputation: 21
What does "*y do in vim?
I was reading through Gary Bernhardt's vimrc file and I saw that he maps leadery to "*y. After using help on various permutations of those characters I'm still unsure of what that's actually doing. Could someone explain it to me?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 1327
Answers (1)
yausername
Reputation: 760
Assuming Vim was compiled with clipboard access, it is possible to access the "+ or "* registers, which can modify the system clipboard. In this case, one can copy with e.g. "+y in visual mode, or "+y{motion} in normal mode, and paste with e.g. "+p.
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