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| From | Rene Kita <mail@rkta.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.editors |
| Subject | Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank text I'm deleting? |
| Date | 2026-02-17 07:42 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10n165h$1io0k$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <10n027u$187f4$1@dont-email.me> <10n031b$18euo$1@dont-email.me> <10n05li$3tuuv$2@dont-email.me> |
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote: > On 2026-02-16 22:43, Rene Kita wrote: >> swapjim <swapjim@example.org> wrote: >>> I'm using GVim 9.1 on Windows to learn traditional Vi by setting 'set >>> compatible' in the vimrc file. >> >> Use "_dd and similar to not put the deleted text in a register. >> See :h "_ > > Do you know whether that register was existing in classical Vi ? > (I don't think so but, frankly, I don't recall and I'm curious.) > > Janis AFAIK it's a vim extension - but it works in vim with 'set compatible'.
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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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