Tim Chase wrote:
> Can anyone reproduce the following, and if so, is this a bug?
>
> vim -u NONE -N
>
> (start vim with no .vimrc in 'nocompatible' mode)
>
> ihello<esc>
>
> (insert some text on the first line)
>
> Y
>
> (yank the line)
>
> :reg
>
> (correctly shows that "" and "0 contain the yanked line)
>
> :redir @"
>
> (redirect into the scratch register)
>
> :reg
>
> Hey, where did my 0 register go?! I expected the scratch register to
> get tromped, but not my yank register. I didn't do any yanking, and
> the help says """
>
> Numbered register 0 contains the text from the most recent yank
> command, unless the command specified another register with ["x].
>
> """
>
> It appears that ":redir @[a-z]" is somehow treated as a yank.
I can see the "0 register changed when redirecting to the "" register,
but not when redirecting to another register.
This behavior may not be exactly right, but changing it most likely
causes more trouble than it solves.
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