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Q&A Copy to clipboard from terminal with Vim bindings

Question How do I copy to clipboard from terminal with yy, assuming it's configured to use Vim bindings? I am using zsh with bindkey -v. MWE Enter something on the commandline (without pressi...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Mithical‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar mcp‭ · 2023-07-14T22:52:32Z (over 1 year ago)
Add MWE
  • How do I copy to clipboard from terminal with `yy`, assuming it's configured to use Vim bindings?
  • I am using zsh with `bindkey -v`.
  • # Question
  • How do I copy to clipboard from terminal with `yy`, assuming it's configured to use Vim bindings?
  • I am using zsh with `bindkey -v`.
  • # MWE
  • 1. Enter something on the commandline (without pressing enter): `$
  • uptime`.
  • 2. Enter visual mode: `ESC`.
  • 3. Yank: `yy`.
  • This successfully yanks `uptime\n`, but only copys to the primary
  • buffer. I'd like to copy to the secondary (clipboard) buffer.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar mcp‭ · 2023-03-11T00:23:27Z (over 1 year ago)
Copy to clipboard from terminal with Vim bindings
How do I copy to clipboard from terminal with `yy`, assuming it's configured to use Vim bindings?

I am using zsh with `bindkey -v`.