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Vim: Copying to and retrieving from the clipboard

2 points by octopus 16y ago

thristian 16y ago
For the record, Vim's "+ register reflects the contents of the X11 primary selection (used for X11's middle-click-paste functionality) while "* reflects the system clipboard (used for Edit menu cut/copy/paste in most GUI apps). Type ":help quoteplus" in Vim for more information.