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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: copying text form into vim
From:       Emmanuel Touzery <emmanuel.touzery () wanadoo ! fr>
Date:       2002-12-11 8:14:45
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On Wednesday 11 December 2002 09:07, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> often I have two vim's open. Is there a way to copy text from one vim
> session into the other? I am using vim in an xterm, so it would be nice to
> select text with the left mouse button and past with the middle button.
> This works when I hold down the shift-key, but then also the line numbers
> are pasted. Is there a way to avoid this? Is it possible to copy and paste
> without mouse between two vim sessions? I usually use the mouse only to
> drag the statusline.

I think you want:

" use X clipboard by default.
set clipboard=unnamed

that way, when you copy in vim, it will copy in the X buffer (and pasting will 
paste from the X buffer). That way you can copy/paste from two vim windows 
very simply.

you don't have to use this, by default if you copy/paste from/in the "*" 
buffer, you'll use the X buffer (eg "*y "*p).
See also :h clipboard

> Thanks & regards, Catherine.

HTH,

emmanuel
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