How to make vim paste from (and copy to) system's clipboard?
Asked 07 September, 2021
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Unlike other editors, vim stores copied text in its own clipboard. So, it's very hard for me to copy some text from a webpage and paste it into the current working file. It so happens I have to either open gedit or type it manually.

Can I make vim paste from and to the system's clipboard?

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