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   Rene Kita to Janis Papanagnou   
   Re: Vi: is there any way not to yank tex   
   17 Feb 26 07:42:41   
   
   From: mail@rkta.de   
      
   Janis Papanagnou  wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-16 22:43, Rene Kita wrote:   
   >> swapjim  wrote:   
   >>> I'm using GVim 9.1 on Windows to learn traditional Vi by setting 'set   
   >>> compatible' in the vimrc file.   
   >>   
   >> Use "_dd and similar to not put the deleted text in a register.   
   >> See :h "_   
   >   
   > Do you know whether that register was existing in classical Vi ?   
   > (I don't think so but, frankly, I don't recall and I'm curious.)   
   >   
   > Janis   
      
   AFAIK it's a vim extension - but it works in vim with 'set compatible'.   
      
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