tech.guide.vim.clipboard.unnamed.plus.md

Tue Oct 13 07:54:32 PM EDT 2026

set vim so the unnamed register goes into the system clipboard.

first you need a version of vim with clipboard support tech.guide.vim.clipboard.compiling.nogui.md

set clipboard=unnamedplus

references

1 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30691466/what-is-difference-between-vims-clipboard-unnamed-and-unnamedplus-settings