How can I select the +
register? I have problems following the instructions below to copy/paste text from vim to another vim:
In the vim, highlight, select + register, and yank (save) to it:
Shift-v
"+y
In the second vim, select + register, and paste from it:
"+p
I think I'm pressing the wrong keys. When it says "+y
, do I simply hit the keys ", +, y in sequence? (That is, Shift+', Shift+=, y). It does not work for me.
I am using Red Hat and vim in an X11 terminal. And vim version is
$vim --version | grep xterm_clipboard
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
Best Answer
Vim uses the system cut-and-paste mechanism to copy text between instances. When you run vim in a terminal, it doesn't have direct access to any cut-and-paste mechanism. If vim is running in xterm or some other terminal that provides access to X selections and clipboard contents, vim can use that; however your vim binary is compiled without support for that feature.
If both vim instances are running on the same machine, you can use a temporary file to communicate:
If both vim instances are connected to the same X display (in that the
DISPLAY
environment variable points to the same X display, the vim programs themselves don't need to have any kind of X support), you can use the X selections via an external program such as xsel or xclip. You can omit thep
or-selection primary
or choose a different selection (-s
/secondary
or-b
/clipboard
). Use:w !
(note the space) to copy:and
:r!
to paste: