.TH KAKOUNE 1 "" "" "REGISTERS"

.SS Registers
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Registers are named lists of text -instead of simply text- in order to interact well with multiselection. \
They are used for various purposes, like storing the last yanked test, or the captured groups associated with the selections.

.SS Interacting
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.BR <c-r><c>
when in insert mode or in a prompt, insert the value stored in the
.IR <c>
register (single character)
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.BR """<c>
in normal mode, select the
.IR <c>
register (single character)

.SS Default registers
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Most commands using a register default to a specific one if not specified:

.RS 7
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.BR """
default yank, used by yanking and pasting commands like
.IR y ", " p " and " R
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.BR /
default search register, used by regex based commands like
.IR s ", " * " or " /
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.BR @
default macro register, used by
.IR q " and " Q
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.BR ^
default mark register, used by
.IR z " and " Z

.SS Special registers
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Some registers are not general purposes, they cannot be written to, but they contain some special dat

.RS 7
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.BR %
current buffer name
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.BR .
current selection contents
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.BR #
selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, …)
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