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Generally, my copy/paste works just fine in vim.
However, when I type :version, my mouse pointer becomes a symbol like:
While I can select text, I can't copy it to the clipboard.
Exactly the same behaviour with error output.
How do I disable this "feature"?
Tom Hale
Posted 2015-11-22T13:49:05.077
Reputation: 1 348
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In that message output mode, copying with the mouse indeed isn't possible. Only a few paging commands are available there. So, that "feature" doesn't exist yet.
There are several ways to obtain the output. The most generic is via :redir, e.g. into the unnamed register:
:redir @"
:version
:redir END
:put
For a single (last) error message, you can also directly access this via v:errmsg:
:put =v:errmsg
In the terminal, you could also disable Vim's mouse integration via :set mouse=, and then use the terminal's mouse drag to copy the (visible) text.
Ingo Karkat
Posted 2015-11-22T13:49:05.077
Reputation: 19 513
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If you set the 'clipboard' option to autoselect Vim will automatically attempt to become the owner of the system's copy buffer. This will let you copy text in the situations you describe.
Heptite
Posted 2015-11-22T13:49:05.077
Reputation: 16 267
You can make a single command in your vim rc:
command! PutMessages redir @" | messages | redir END | put– Chiel ten Brinke – 2016-06-09T07:27:11.743This doesn't seem to function in NeoVim/VimR, unless I misunderstand how it's supposed to be used? When invoking
:PutMessages, the:messagesare still just printed in red, not copied. (However, `:let @+=v:errmsg works for me; so I know my clipboard support is functioning!) – ELLIOTTCABLE – 2017-10-10T17:46:47.990