vim Things to Remember

This is for vim stuff that I frequently have to Google for.

Copy output of shell command to file

This is done with:

:r !ls -1

Yanking and deleting properly

When trying to delete something and then paste, it’s best to use a dedicated register for yank instead:

"ay

and then paste with the register:

"ap

There’s also a separate register specifically for yanking:

"0p