(Or in the latter case, try with i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O.)
#Macvim yank across windows windows#
This also works in across Vim applications on Windows systems (clipboard is inserted) Using a mouse, you can insert it at another position by clicking the middle mouse button.
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If you just want to copy (yank) the visually marked text, you do not need to 'y'ank it. You hold down Shift only to type the uppercase V. To visually select multiple lines, you type V, then press j (or cursor down). I have struck out the above new comment because I think it is talking about something that may apply to those who have used :behave mswin. For example, to copy three lines, press V, then hold down the Shift key while pressing the down arrow key twice. NOTE: after selecting the visual copy mode, you can hold the shift key while selection the region to get a multiple line copy. It will not work after visually selecting an area and leaving visual mode without taking any actions. Note that this will only work if you actually did something to the previous visual selection, such as a yank, delete, or change operation. When a count is used before v, V, or ^V (character, line or block selection), an area equal to the previous area, multiplied by the count, is selected. To do this, move to the target location then press 1vp ( 1v selects an area equal to the original, and p pastes over it). Instead of inserting the block, it is also possible to replace (paste over) the destination. The paste inserts a block (which might, for example, be 4 rows by 3 columns of text). Now you can move elsewhere and press p to paste the text after the cursor (or P to paste before). You can copy a block of text by pressing Ctrl-v (or Ctrl-q if you use Ctrl-v for paste), then moving the cursor to select, and pressing y to yank. In a visual selection, pressing c performs a change by deleting the selected text and entering insert mode so you can type the new text. If you want to change the selected text, press c instead of d or y in step 4. Visual selection (steps 1-3) can be performed using a mouse.
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While selecting text, you can perform searches and other advanced movement. Move the cursor to the end of the text to be cut/copied.Press v to begin character-based visual selection, or V to select whole lines, or Ctrl-v or Ctrl-q to select a block.Position the cursor at the beginning of the text you want to cut/copy.Visual selection is a common feature in applications, but Vim's visual selection has several benefits.