Simon Jackson wrote:
when i have text selected in visual mode, i type 'y' and instead of
yanking the text it overwrites it. anyone know why?
Is it Visual or Select mode? (What does it say at bottom left?) In Select
mode, hitting a printable key (such as y) replaces the selection.
Normally, v V or Ctrl-V starts Visual mode while Shift-arrow starts Select
mode; however the 'selectmode' option setting can change that.
See
:help 'selectmode'
:help 'keymodel'
:help 'mousemodel'
Best regards,
Tony.
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