Registers: Vim commands you NEED TO KNOW #7

Tired of pasting the word you just deleted? In this short, we take a quick look at registers in Vim to understand how to stop making this mistake.

Let's get after it.

[Redyf]

I knew it would go to the register but didn't know there was a way to access like that, amazing tip! thanks master vimcraft

[ElPikacupacabra]

What you said is mostly right. Only the "yank" (copy) command puts stuff into the 0th register. The deletes are stored in the registers 1-9. So no matter how many deletes you make, the 0th register contains your last "yank."

[jamlie]

i usually do
yiw then go to the word i want and do viwp and done, though this is a cool way to show the power of registers in vim

thanks nerd!

[daliareds]

You can also paste from a register in insert mode with Ctrl+r and then the register ID. If you have which-key installed, both that and " will give you the register list without having to enter the :reg command first

[fliplucky]

Ah, my nemesis, the register
Im always having trouble with this.
I would love an indepth video about the register. I already greatly appreciate the current shorts you have posted!

[HamtaroCappy]

Every short from this guy makes me feel like I gain superpowers

[Rossvanzyl]

I feel so dumb not knowing there was more than one register

[bezludny]

Man, this is pure gold. Please keep going. This format is super 🫶

[bengamedev]

The proper and repeatable (with `. `) is to do yiw to pop in zero register (it immediately goes there not like he mentioned. " register is for small deletes / changes. Then go over what you want to replace and type ciwC-r0

That does a change in word, putting you in insert mode and removes the word, and then CtrlR0 pastes 0 register in insert mode.

Go over other words and hit 0 and it automatically replaces them. Whatever word you deleted with ciw is kept in " register (does not increment)

[shaartmcl]

I DESPERATELY NEEDED THIS 5 HOURS AGO but I will also desperately need it in the future so thank you nerd. Saint of all nerds.

[KeplerEmeritus]

I actually left a like on this video. You might be the first YT Short I have ever liked.

[laggedskapari]

Nerd knows when we need something that we need <3.

[miguelacero]

In this case in specific I would just do vep to select the word and then paste it over 😊

[uchto]

I always do yiw to copy the word and then I
viwP. The capital P makes the difference because that way your previously yanked word stays in the register! :)

[lilamdahal]

Is there a way to disable the feature of delete and paste? Only yanked text can be pasted. And maybe have a different custom keybinding for yank and then delete. Is it a good idea?

[oumardicko]

Thank this causes me so much frustration 🙆🏾

[stephanegmt]

Great explanation of register .
For quick things like this I’d rather yank and then viw + p . Visual mode and paste over

[Rokazz]

The more I watch VIM tutorials the less I want to use it

[svunzzzz]

I usually do viw on the second word and press paste to avoid that extra registry thingy. But good one ☝️

[AlEbnereza]

That local diarrhea can be a pain tho…