13copyAndPaste.txt

13. Copying and pasting: y, Y
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Now we can learn a very useful command that we use every day - copying and pasting.
In vimland, "copying" is refered to as "yanking."

We can use the "y" key, along with several variations of it to yank text:
y - yank (or copy)
    yy current line
    5yy this line, and 4 more under it
    yw to the end of this word
    y$ to the end of the line
    y^ to the first non-white space
    ygg to the beginning of the file
    yG to the end of file
    y20G yanks to the 20th line of the file
Y - yank entire line

Remember that p or P is used to paste!

These are just a fraction of the various ways to yank text. 
Can you think of how you would yank from HERE to the beginning of this sentence?

Review Questions:
1) If you delete something using "d", is it gone forever?
2) How would you cut and paste a character?

These are just a fraction of the various ways to yank text. 
Can you think of how you would yank from HERE to the beginning of this sentence?

Review Questions:
1) If you delete something using "d", is it gone forever?
2) How would you cut and paste a character?
These are just a fraction of the various ways to yank text. 
Can you think of how you would yank from HERE to the beginning of this sentence?

Review Questions:
1) If you delete something using "d", is it gone forever?
2) How would you cut and paste a character?




Solutions:
1) No, it is copied to the clipboard. Paste it somewhere using "p".
2) Use "x" to delete it, and "p" to paste it".