Simply untrue, the number of upvotes to this saddens me. The * register exists explicitly in the default implementation for the purpose of yanking text into the

Simply untrue, the number of upvotes to this saddens me. The * register exists explicitly in the default implementation for the purpose of yanking text into the system clipboard. Open your nearest vim and do :he gui-selection or :he quotestar Also, the + register has similar intended uses.