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> The only place I've seen the word "yank" in computing is in Emacs context, where it means "paste", not "copy"... This is a confusing difference between Emacs

by jorams 6y ago

> The only place I've seen the word "yank" in computing is in Emacs context, where it means "paste", not "copy"... This is a confusing difference between Emacs and Vim. Emacs uses it for pasting, Vim uses it for copying.

0df8dkdf 6y ago
also VIM. It is probably that. I guess he could have call it Put. But yank sounds cooler.
raverbashing 6y ago
How did the Emacs developers ever thought "yank" would convey the meaning of "paste"? (Legitimate question. I'm aware some UX faux-pas do happen, but I don't see how)
- ruph123 6y ago
  Oh oh. Someone had a too harmonic day and wants to add some spice to it.
- Macha 6y ago
  Emacs developers viewed it as yanking out of the buffer into the document. Vim viewed it as yanking out of the document into the buffer. It's poor terminology either way, as yanking to me implies moving rather than copying as in both applications
- e12e 6y ago
  Maybe Emacs yanks from a clipboard (into a buffer), while vim yanks from a buffer into a register (buffer)?