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Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting?

From swapjim <swapjim@example.org>
Newsgroups comp.editors
Subject Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting?
Date 2026-02-16 23:29 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <10n027u$187f4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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I'm using GVim 9.1 on Windows to learn traditional Vi by setting 'set 
compatible' in the vimrc file.

I then select some text using 'v' and delete it using x. However, this 
also copies the text (yanks it). Same thing happens when I try to delete 
a few lines with 10dd or 10dw.

Is this normal behavior? If yes, is there a way to not to yank the text 
I'm deleting?

Is this perhaps Vim behavior? The Vi bundled with BusyBox that runs on 
my router also yanks text it deletes.

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Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? swapjim <swapjim@example.org> - 2026-02-16 23:29 +0200
  Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Rene Kita <mail@rkta.de> - 2026-02-16 21:43 +0000
    Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-02-16 23:28 +0100
      Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Rene Kita <mail@rkta.de> - 2026-02-17 07:42 +0000
      Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Anthony Howe <achowe@snert.com> - 2026-02-17 05:53 -0500
        Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-02-17 14:08 +0000
          Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-02-17 17:41 +0100
  Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-02-16 23:20 +0100
  Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2026-02-17 22:42 +0000
    Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2026-02-17 22:49 +0000
  Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-02-18 13:34 +0000

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