BVI: Yank and Put
| ySPACE | yanks byte under cursor |
| nySPACE | yanks n bytes, beginning at cursor position |
| yfC | yanks from current position to next character C |
| y/xyz | yanks from current position to first matching pattern xyz |
| y$ | yanks from current position to EOF |
| y'a | yanks from current position to mark a |
| ynG | yanks from current position to byte with (decimal) address n |
| o | overwrites the bytes after the cursor with the contents of the yank or delete buffer |
| p | puts the contents of the yank or delete buffer after the cursor |
| P | appends the contents of the buffer to end of file |
Using ex (colon) Commands
:y(ank)yank can be used with one or two addresses specified. One address with no count specified copies the specified byte into the buffer. Two addresses with no count specified copies multiple bytes starting and ending with the specified bytes. Two addresses and a count value copies count bytes starting at the second specified address (the first address is ignored). If no address is specified, the current address ist used by yank.
Examples::start_addr,end_addr y RETURN
:start_addr y byte_countRETURN
:y byte_countRETURN
:pu(t)
Restores previously deleted or yanked bytes after the address specified in the put command.
:o(verwrite)
Overwrites bytes after the specified address with previously deleted or yanked bytes.
NOTE: There are currently no namend buffers available.
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Page updated: August 1st, 2025 by Gerhard Bürgmann, Purkersdorf/Austria