Copying from outside and pasting in vim

Question

I can use 'yy' and 'p' to copy and paste in my Vim file, but when i copy some Python code from outside and try to do a 'p' in my Vim file it just pastes the last copied thing inside my Vim.

Is there anyway i can sync my vim and system clipboards ??

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '14 at 15:26

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You can use the command below:

"+gP

answered Jan 19 '14 at 15:26

pkacprzak

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Doesn't seem to work when i do this in the esc mode it says Nothing in register g. – h1py Jan 19 '14 at 15:35
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That's `"` followed by `+` followed by `g` followed by `p`. – romainl Jan 19 '14 at 15:40
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@yappa the command is the quotation mark followed by the plus sign followed by the g letter followed by the capital P letter. Did you try this exactly? – pkacprzak Jan 19 '14 at 15:40

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 18 '20 at 20:02

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Add this to ~/.vimrc (create it if it doesn't exist):

set clipboard=unnamed

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answered Jan 19 '14 at 15:39

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doesnt seem to work either, will i have to restart the system for it to come ion effect ?? – h1py Jan 19 '14 at 15:43
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No, restarting Vim should be enough. You should take romainl's advice and check if your Vim has been compiled with clipboard support to achieve the desired behaviour. – krystah Jan 19 '14 at 15:47
yeah it did the trick. Restarted Vim and it now just works with the 'p' shortcut. Thanks. – h1py Jan 19 '14 at 15:52

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 19 '14 at 15:45

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See if your Vim is built with clipboard support with this command, it should echo 1:
```
:echo has("clipboard")
```
If you get a 1, use "+p.
If you get a 0, install a Vim built with clipboard support. MacVim is the most obvious choice.

answered Jan 19 '14 at 15:45

romainl

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it did give me a 1 and "+p worked as well. Thanks. – h1py Jan 19 '14 at 15:48

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 19 '14 at 17:58

From change.txt:

Selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~
Use these registers for storing and retrieving the selected text for the GUI.
When the clipboard is not available or not working, the unnamed register ("") is used instead.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 20 '14 at 09:37

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   " map to paste from clipboard with Ctrl-Alt-p
   " put this mapping in your ~/.vimrc file
   nmap <C-M-P> "+p
   imap <C-M-P> <esc>"+pA

With this maps I have an easy way to past from outside.

answered Jan 20 '14 at 09:37

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Copying from outside and pasting in vim

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