intellij-ideacopybufferideavim

IntelliJ IDEA with ideavim. Cannot copy text from another source

I tried to copy text from IntelliJ IDEA with the ideavim plugin, using the default Vim keybindings (y). But this text isn't copied in the global buffer, and I can paste it only in IntelliJ IDEA.

How can I use the copied piece of text in a browser, for example?

Solution

  • Vim's yank command doesn't yank to the system clipboard by default; it yanks to the unnamed register. You can use the * or + register to access the system clipboard; also see this wiki article for more information. Or just set this option in your ~/.ideavimrc:

    set clipboard+=unnamed

    This ~/.ideavimrc setting has been supported in IdeaVim since VIM-476 was implemented in version 0.38. If the file does not exist create it in your user/home directory.

    Note also that this is all standard Vim behavior; none of it is specific to IdeaVim except for the name of the config file.