So just put "set clipboard=unnamed" in your vimrc file, use y
and p as normal, and watch them yank to and put from the
system clipboard! Woo!
This is nice when you want it, but I find it frequently annoying
when I do anything that happens to delete in the process...like
ciw
to change the current word under the cursor. It tromps over my
system clipboard, replacing it with the word I've removed. I
tend to like to keep things of importance in my system clipboard,
and I'm all to prone to making edits in Vim that would tromp on
my clipboard.
At least Vim offers the option, unlike most other editors. :)
So use it if you like, but be forewarned :)
-tim
