Re: yank and put not vmapping in debian stretch

This seems to be the source of the confusion right here:

> ... (to map the visual mode yank)

Visual mode doesn't need a separate form of yank. Just use the regular
yank:

:vmap <c-i> y

No <cr> required. When you're in visual mode and then hit y, it yanks the
text and exits visual mode immediately. The <c-i> map then inherits that
behaviour.

As Jürgen says, if you really do want to use the X11 clipboard, you'll need
something like vim-gtk from your package manager, something that ships with
"+X11" (when you check `vim --version`).

If you do end up with a version that has +X11 and you want mappings to work
with the clipboard, you might find something like the following useful:

"""
if has('x11')
nnoremap + :let @+=@0<CR>
nnoremap <silent> <C-c> :set opfunc=YankCB<CR>g@
vnoremap <silent> <C-c> :<C-U>call YankCB(visualmode(), 1)<CR>
function! YankCB(type, ...)
let l:sel_save = &selection
let &selection = 'inclusive'
if a:0 " Invoked from Visual mode, use gv command.
silent exe "normal! gv\"+y"
elseif a:type ==# 'line'
silent exe "normal! '[V']\"+y"
else
silent exe "normal! `[v`]\"+y"
endif
let &selection = l:sel_save
endfunction

nnoremap * :let @*=@0<CR>
nnoremap <silent> <leader>c :set opfunc=YankPS<CR>g@
vnoremap <silent> <leader>c :<C-U>call YankPS(visualmode(), 1)<CR>
function! YankPS(type, ...)
let l:sel_save = &selection
let &selection = 'inclusive'
if a:0 " Invoked from Visual mode, use gv command.
silent exe "normal! gv\"*y"
elseif a:type ==# 'line'
silent exe "normal! '[V']\"*y"
else
silent exe "normal! `[v`]\"*y"
endif
let &selection = l:sel_save
endfunction
endif
"""

This sets up operations that act like the familiar old yank, but sends it
to clipboard or primary selection respectively.


~ Tim

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