Vim 101: Register

Register.md

###:reg To see all of the current registers tha are in use.

1. '*' register is system clipboard
2. '.' register stores what just typed , it's read-only.
3. typing 'yy' will 'yank' this line .
4. type ':reg' will show the 'yank' line in register 0

###Unnamed Register 1.'""'register will show the delete element. 2.'0' register will always show the last yank command. 3.p will put delete element rather than the yank element.

Named Registers

1. ' "ayy ' will yank current line into register a.
2. ' "ap ' will put it somewhere else.
3. registers are stored in "/.viminfo " file .

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source: http://usevim.com/2012/04/13/registers/