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KAKOUNE(1)
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NAME
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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 test, or the captured groups associated with the selections.
Interacting
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*<c-r><c>*::
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)
Default registers
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Most commands using a register default to a specific one if not specified:
*"*::
default yank, used by yanking and pasting commands like *y*, *p*
and *R*
*/*::
default search register, used by regex based commands like *s*, ***
or */*
*@*::
default macro register, used by *q* and *Q*
*^*::
default mark register, used by *z* and *Z*
*|*::
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
*%*::
current buffer name
*.*::
current selection contents
*#*::
selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, ...)