Mapping won't work when cursor is at the last character of the buffer

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I have the following mapping set in vimrc that saves the file and copy its content to clipboard:

:map <F3> :w<CR>gg<S-V>G"*y

It does what I want, except when I have the cursor positioned at the last character of the buffer. Why is this?

Does it help if you write ggVG instead of <S-V>? Not sure why it would matter, but generally no reason to do the <S- version. — D. Ben Knoble, Aug 9, 2021 at 21:38
@D.BenKnoble. Without the <S- it worked. I can see no reason to use it either. I must have meant to "capitalize" V by mistake. — materia-nigra, Aug 9, 2021 at 22:29

D. Ben Knoble · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-13 13:15:30Z

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To fix the mapping, use V instead of <S-V>.

But as Christian points out in the comments, a simpler version exists:

nnoremap <f4> :write | %yank +<cr>

answered Aug 13, 2021 at 13:15

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