Vim Copy to Clipboard on Ubuntu
Check Vim Version
Check if register is available for your version of vim:
vim --version | grep clipboard
+clipboard
- means it is available, skip next step.-clipboard
- means it is not available.
Install a Vim that Supports Register on Ubuntu
sudo apt purge vim # remove default vim
sudo apt install vim-gtk # install the vim with extra functions
Copy to Clipboard
- Enter select mode by press
v
. - Use
h
+j
+k
+l
to select content - Press
"
++
+y
to copy selected content to system clipboard.