Georg Dahn wrote:
Hi!
> To copy the whole
":version" output to the clipboard, use:
:set nomore
:redir @*
:version
:redir END
:set more
:let @+ = @*
[the last line above is not necessary on Windows]. You can trim the
result after pasting it into an email.)
Many thanks for this, I have wondering how others do this for a while!
Best wishes,
Georg
My pleasure. It is an application of
:help :redir
:help x11-selection " x11 systems only; to the end of the helpfile
:help clipboard
:help gui-clipboard " Windows only
:help registers
:help quote~ " and scroll up to read the part of ยง7 above it
:help :let-@
:help expr-register
where whatever follows a double-quote is a comment applying to the command
left of it.
On X11 systems it is not possible to redirect directly to register + which, on
these systems, is what other programs use to paste; hence the "fancy footwork"
redirecting to @* then setting @+ equal to @*
On Windows, @+ and @* are synonymous; both mean the system clipboard.
Best regards,
Tony.
