Thanks for the reply John. This method isn't good enough for my use case since I want to copy all of the matches simultaneously, not just one of them.
However, this method will work when used as part of a macro and is something which I already used. I was looking for a single step method. On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 1:56 PM, John Little <[email protected]> wrote: > How about using //e to extend a visual selection? > > Say the current search is your multi-line pattern, then > > :let @a="" > :g//exe "normal v//e\<cr>$\"Ay" > > appends the text of each match into register a, as whole lines (thanks to the > $). > > Regards, John Little > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Regards, Sibin -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
