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I am using Putty on Windows to connect to a Linux server.

On the Linux server I am using Vim to edit code files.

I am using my mouse to select an area to copy and then right click to paste the copied code.

So far I am aware of 2 settings that alter this copy/paste behavior:

  • :set paste
  • :set autoindent

Sample YAML file:

a1: value1
a2: value2
a3:
  a4: value4
a5:
  a6: value6
  a7:
    - value7

b1: value1
b2: value2
b3:
  b4: value4
b5:
  b6: value6
  b7:
    - value7

What I want to do:

Copy the whole "a" code sample under b3: in the "b" code sample while keeping the original indentation.

b1: value1
b2: value2
b3:
  b4: value4
  a1: value1
  a2: value2
  a3:
    a4: value4
  a5:
    a6: value6
    a7:
      - value7
b5:
  b6: value6
  b7:
    - value7

Outcome:

All combinations (paste, autoindent), (paste, noautoindent), (nopaste, autoindent), (nopaste, noautoindent) are incapable of performing pastes correctly. They all mess up the indentation in 1 way or another.

Is there any solution to this issue without using yank/p to copy/paste. Using a mouse is so much better in my opinion when you are not on a serial console.

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    :h ]p, :h ]P?
    – r_31415
    Jul 30, 2022 at 16:42
  • @r_31415 Can you provide an example on how to use it ?
    – Subzero123
    Jul 30, 2022 at 17:47
  • Did you read the help files? Did you press ]p in the desired region after copying your text?
    – r_31415
    Jul 30, 2022 at 18:10
  • p, ]p, ]P, "*]p, "+]p either output nothing (when I select with my mouse) or the last line from the multiple lines that I copied (from a different place with CTRL+C).
    – Subzero123
    Jul 30, 2022 at 23:02
  • Since you're providing a self-contained example: i.imgur.com/PQtLjNm.gif but that's not going to work if you're pasting from your clipboard.
    – r_31415
    Jul 31, 2022 at 0:34

3 Answers 3

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If you want to paste with Ctrl+Shift+V and keep the formatting, run the command on vim

:set paste

After copying continue as normal by typing:

:set nopaste

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  • PuTTY pastes with Shift + Insert from what I see. I tested it and it pastes the copied text at the beginning of the line instead of where my cursor is.
    – Subzero123
    Aug 1, 2022 at 23:08
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you may also need notabs. If your original has tabs, copy paste may translate them to spaces. Avoiding tabs avoids the problem.

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  • There are no tabs, only spaces. I use: set expandtab set tabstop=2 set softtabstop=2 set shiftwidth=2
    – Subzero123
    Aug 1, 2022 at 22:58
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normal mode: "+p OR "*p

OR

:set paste, S-insert, :set nopaste

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