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Does any kind of :call yank(register_name, "string") API exist in vim? Or at least :yank register_name "strings" - I can't find any way to yank in vimscript without modifying a VIM buffer.

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  • Are you talking about registers or buffers?
    – romainl
    Apr 3 at 5:28
  • @romainl buffers
    – theonlygusti
    Apr 3 at 11:57
  • Not sure how buffers are involved, here.
    – romainl
    Apr 3 at 13:24
  • @JoL yeah, that sort of makes sense but also not really. Color me puzzled.
    – romainl
    Apr 3 at 13:43
  • @romainl because the only way I know how to yank text is to put it in a buffer and then use y or :yank
    – theonlygusti
    Apr 3 at 14:13

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:help setreg()

It's precisely :call setreg(register_name, "string")

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