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parent f2069a8ab2b968a4cfc180e6059f6b64d7a8dad4
Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net>
Date:   Thu, 11 May 2023 21:20:23 +0100

reg_5_standing_by

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 After getting the hang of [buffers](https://log.pyratebeard.net/entry/20230412-buffer_me_up.html) in [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) I looked at [registers](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/vim/vim_registers.htm).
 
-As with other text editors it is possible to cut (yank) and paste content.  When something is yanked in Vim it is entered into a register.  There are different registers available for use including the letters a-z and numbers 0-9.  If a register is not specified then Vim will use the unnamed register, `"`.
+As with other text editors it is possible to cut (yank) and paste content.  When something is yanked in Vim it is entered into a register.  There are different registers available for use including the letters `a-z` and numbers `0-9`.  If a register is not specified then Vim will use the unnamed register, `""`.
 
-To view registers incant
+If you have used Vim already then you have probably made use of the unnamed register any time you yanked and pasted anything.  A habit I started to develop was making use of the other registers available to me.
+
+To yank to one of the other registers specify it with double quotes then the register before yanking.  For example, to yank a word to register 5 highlight the word then incant `"5y`.  To paste from a register other than the unnamed is the same except using `p` instead of `y`, for example `"5p`.
+
+Deleting (`d`) also invokes yank, so keep that in mind if your unnamed register doesn't contain what you're expecting.
+
+To view the registers incant
 ```
 :registers
 ```
@@ -11,3 +17,12 @@ As with buffers I use a leader keymap in my ~/.vimrc
 ```
 nnoremap <leader>r :registers<CR>
 ```
+
+Now I can view my registers quickly with `\r`.
+
+This has only been a brief overview of registers.  I will touch on them a bit more in the third post of this series when I discuss macros.
+
+To learn more about registers incant
+```
+:help registers
+```