Tip 960 Printable Monobook Previous Next
created July 20, 2005 · complexity basic · author Ivan Tishchenko · version 5.7
Vim can access two different clipboard registers: * (primary selection) and + (clipboard). On Windows, either one can be used.
There are a number of ways of copying the entire contents of a file to the clipboard. These include:
Normal Mode
gg"*yG gg"+yG :set go+=a ggVG ggVGy :set cb+=unnamed ggyG
Ex Mode
:%y+ :set cb+=unnamed :%y
Visual Mode (linewise)
ggoG"+y :set go+=a ggoG
Visual Mode (characterwise or blockwise)
VggoG"+y :set go+=a VggoG
Windows Specific (with Windows key bindings in effect)
ggVG<c-ins> <C-A><C-C>
Macintosh Specific
<Cmd-A><Cmd-C>
:w !pbcopy