Note: this question is specific to the relatively new Ubuntu Bash on Windows system.
So it seems possible to paste into Vim from the Windows clipboard by simply right clicking in insert mode after enabling the Quick Edit Mode option.
But has anyone figured out how to paste into Windows something that was copied using Vim?
I've tried using the "*
and "+
registers, but it seems as though they aren't even present. I ran :reg
and only saw the ""
, "0
, ".
, ":
, "/
registers. Are other people at least seeing the registers? Or is it just me?
Also, my version of Vim has the +clipboard
and +xterm_clipboard
features installed.
What I can do is use the mouse, select text in vim, then right click to copy, then paste like normal in Windows. But I'd really rather just yank
items in Vim into the Windows clipboard.