[ILUG] TOTD: Multiple clipboards in vim

[Stephen Brooks]

	I've been using the standard command to copy, cut and paste in vim for 
ages.  Recently found I needed multiple buffers for editing a certain 
file and was aware of the multiple clipboard features of vim but never 
learnt it so investigated.  Don't know why I didn't prod this handy 
feature previously!

	To copy/cut the desired text into a specific buffer simply prepend "x 
to your command of choice (double quote followed by x, where x is the 
single letter name for your buffer).  Then to recall that buffer prepend 
the same again before your paste command.

i.e. <Select some text>
      "ay          (copies currently selected text to 'a' buffer)
      <Select some other text>
      "by          (copies currently selected text to 'b' buffer)
      <Move cursor to where you want to put 'a'>
      "ap          (pastes the contents of buffer 'a' after the cursor)

Happy editing,
-- 
Stephen Brooks <stephen at lincor.com>                     17 Dame Court
Software Engineer                                   Dublin 2, Ireland
Lincor Solutions Ltd.                          Ph: +353 (0) 1 6746413