Answer by SergioAraujo for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
First, check if your vim has clipboard support installed :echo has('clipboard')If it returns 1 you do have clipboard supportTo copy to the clipboard you have to either select your target, let's say a...
View ArticleAnswer by wisbucky for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
With Vim 8+ on Linux or Mac, you can now simply use the OS' native paste (ctrl+shift+V on Linux, cmd+V on Mac). Do not press i for Insert Mode.It will paste the contents of your OS clipboard,...
View ArticleAnswer by Yossarian42 for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
You could use Ctrl+Shift+V to paste in terminal version vim, But for GUI version vim like Neovim-Qt, pasting text from the system clipboard with Ctrl+Shift+V simply won't work. You have to access to...
View ArticleAnswer by me_astr for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
I had an issue, because my Vim installation was not supporting the clipboard:vim --version | grep clip-clipboard +insert_expand +path_extra +user_commands+emacs_tags -mouseshape +startuptime...
View ArticleAnswer by Tyler Christian for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
I just wanted to note that using Vim via Git Bash on Windows, you can just use p or center-click of the mouse without being in insert mode. Using Vim through PuTTY, you can just right click. And...
View ArticleAnswer by Elliptical view for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
If you're root: Ctrl+Shift+VIf you're not-root: Center click the mouse.
View ArticleAnswer by slayernoah for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
Detailed instructions to copy/paste lines of text in vi using yank and put(use the following in the command mode of vi)Copy (YANK)To copy one line in vi:In the command mode, move the cursor to the line...
View ArticleAnswer by 47dev47null for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
If you want to copy paste contents within the same file, use yank and paste.If you want to copy paste contents across terminals, open the first file, yanking the text you want, then open your second...
View ArticleAnswer by Magnus Jonsson for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
I always use Shift+Insert when I want to paste text into the terminal, works in all terminal programs.(Which is also the reason why I never get a laptop where you can't press Insert without pressing a...
View ArticleAnswer by GC 13 for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
Once you enter vi, press i to get into insert mode, right click into terminal, click paste.
View ArticleAnswer by willscripted for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
Use the center button of the mouse to insert text you've highlighted elsewhere. It is useful when you don't have access to your system clipboard (for example, in a remote SSH session).Must be in...
View ArticleAnswer by Daniel Jonsson for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
Vi (and Vim) works very differently compared to a normal text editor such as Gedit. It also has a pretty steep learning curve. If you want to learn some basic commands, start with this interactive...
View ArticleAnswer by Attila O. for How to copy paste contents in the vi editor
First, make sure you're in edit mode (press i). Then you can paste with Ctrl+Shift+V, if you're in a terminal emulator like gnome-terminal (or select "Paste" from the right-click menu).You can also...
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I tried using Ctrl+V for pasting contents in a vi editor document, but Ctrl+V is not interpreted as a paste.
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