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If you find yourself highlighting text in Vim with your mouse to copy and paste it elsewhere, stop. There’s a better way, using the yank command, to copy text into your clipboard on macOS or Windows.
TL;DR
"*yUse the yank command
You may be familiar with the yank command: y to copy selected text, yy to copy the current line. To copy to the system clipboard, we’ll use the same command with a few extras modifier to select the correct register.
Choosing a register
In Vim, you choose a register using ".
The system register
For both Mac and Windows, you can select the system register by using *.
Putting it all together
Enter visual mode by hitting v. Select the text you want to copy, then type:
"*yNow go paste freely!
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