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    Copy to system clipboard from Vim

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    As is often the case, I find something today that I wonder why I haven’t looked for before. Copy from Vim to the system clipboard, ie not just inside Vim.

    Basically just add the * register to your yanks, eg:

    :23,67*y
    

    From https://stackoverflow.com/a/3961954/4046442

    Tags: linux, vim

    Categories: technical

    Updated: June 21, 2023

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