Vim RegistersHow to use vim registers, a :h registers tutorial

List of Registers• 1. The unnamed register ""

• 2. 10 numbered registers "0 to "9

• 3. The small delete register "-

• 4. 26 named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z

• 5. four read-only registers ":, ". and "%

• 6. the expression register "=

• 7. The selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~

• 8. The black hole register "_

• 9. Last search pattern register "/

1. Unnamed registerAny D, C, S, X and Y:

Will fill "" register. Except the _ register.

The "" is used in p, P or :put commands.

Example:

Try yank a line, delete with "_dd and paste it.

The yanked line will be pasted :)

2. Numbered registersYank register (0) stores your recent yanked line.

Check your registers:

:reg "0

Paste last yanked line:

"0p

Paste deleted line:

p

3. Small delete registerRead-only register

Referenced by "-

Stores any text that you deleted or changed that was less than one line in length

Example:

Delete something and check :reg "-

4. Named registersSee full list of your registers:

:reg

Note a quote (") in start of line

How to yank to a register?

<a-z> and <A-Z>!

"ayy OR :yank a

Append to named register:

"Ayy OR :yank A

Cleaning a named register:

qaq

Copying a pattern to register:

:global/Lorem/yank A See more: :h quote_alpha

5. Read-only registers ":, ". and "%

": Contains the most recent executed cmd line

". Contains the last inserted text

"% Contains the name of current file

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"# Contains alternate file (can't reproduce)

6. Expression registerIn --INSERT-- mode:

<C-r>=(your-expression)

Or in normal mode:

:put =(your-expression)

List of functions: :h function-list

Examples: 2+2 4*4

sqrt(4)

7. Selection registers "*, "+ and "~

Selects and drops text into the clipboard

Copy to system clipboard:

"+y OR "*y

Paste from system clipboard:

"+p OR "*p OR :set paste, then p

"~ Stores the dropped text from last drag'n'drop

8. Blackhole registerCheck your registers:

:reg "

Delete without write in default register:

"_dd

Check again:

:reg "

9. Last search pattern register "/

Contains the most recent search-pattern

Used for "n" and 'hlsearch'

You can't yank or delete into this register

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