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KAKOUNE(1)
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registers - a
Description
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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 text, or the captured groups associated with the selections.
Interacting
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*<c-r><c>*::
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when in insert mode or in a prompt, insert the value stored in the
*c* register (single character)
*"<c>*::
in normal mode, select the *<c>* register (single character)
Alternate names
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Non alphanumeric registers have an alternative name that can be used
in contexts where only alphanumeric identifiers are possible.
Default registers
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Most commands using a register default to a specific one if not specified:
*"* (dquote)::
default yank register, used by yanking and pasting commands like *y*, *p*
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and *R*
*/* (slash)::
default search register, used by regex based commands like *s*, ***
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or */*
*@* (arobase)::
default macro register, used by *q* and *Q*
*^* (caret)::
default mark register, used by *z* and *Z*
*|* (pipe)::
default shell command register, used by command that spawn a subshell such as
*|*, *<a-|>*, *!* or *<a-!>*
Special registers
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Some registers are not general purposes, they cannot be written to, but they
contain some special data
*%* (percent)::
current buffer name
*.* (dot)::
current selection contents
*#* (hash)::
selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, ...)
*_* (underscore)::
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null register, always empty
Integer registers
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Registers *1* to *9* hold the grouped sub-matches of the regular
expression used to make the last selection. Example: applying the
following regular expression to the date of the day would put the day of
the week in register *1*, the month in register *2*, and the day of the
month in register *3*, but select the entire date:
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(\w+) (\w+) (\d+) .+
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