The named registers are Vim's most versatile register. It can store yanked, changed, and deleted texts into registers a-z. Unlike the previous 3 register types you've seen which automatically stores texts into registers, you have to explicitly tell Vim to use the named register, giving you full control.
To yank a word into register "a", you can do it with `"ayiw`.
- `"a` tells vim that the next action (delete / change / yank) will be stored in register "a".
- `"a` tells Vim that the next action (delete / change / yank) will be stored in register "a".
- `yiw` yanks the word.
To get the text from register "a", run `"ap`. You can use all twenty-six alphabetical characters to store twenty-six different texts with named registers.
Victorhck
4 years ago