From 77f3c6a43d9af82394a5cb4bf1289a55aacb7ab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 10:18:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add Synchronize Vim Clipboard With System Clipboad as a
 VSCode TIL

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 README.md                                     |  3 ++-
 ...ize-vim-clipboard-with-system-clipboard.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 vscode/synchronize-vim-clipboard-with-system-clipboard.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket.
 
 For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186).
 
-_1530 TILs and counting..._
+_1531 TILs and counting..._
 
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@@ -1748,6 +1748,7 @@ _1530 TILs and counting..._
 - [Open An Integrated Terminal Window](vscode/open-an-integrated-terminal-window.md)
 - [Pop Open The Quick Fix Window](vscode/pop-open-the-quick-fix-window.md)
 - [Step Through Project-Wide Search Results](vscode/step-through-project-wide-search-results.md)
+- [Synchronize Vim Clipboard With System Clipboard](vscode/synchronize-vim-clipboard-with-system-clipboard.md)
 - [Toggle Between Terminals](vscode/toggle-between-terminals.md)
 - [Turn Off Display Of Tabs For Files](vscode/turn-off-display-of-tabs-for-files.md)
 
diff --git a/vscode/synchronize-vim-clipboard-with-system-clipboard.md b/vscode/synchronize-vim-clipboard-with-system-clipboard.md
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+# Synchronize Vim Clipboard With System Clipboard
+
+When I use Vim-mode in VSCode, I _yank_ text onto the Vim clipboard by visually
+selecting some text and hitting `y`. Then I can move the cursor somewhere else
+in the file (or another file in VSCode) and _paste_ it by hitting `p`.
+
+But what if I want the thing I yanked from a file to be pasted into another
+program, like Chrome? Or if I've copied some text from another program and I
+want to paste it into a file in VSCode?
+
+This cross-program copy and pasting is what the _system clipboard_ on your
+operating system is for. By default, the Vim clipboard is separate from the
+system clipboard. I personally prefer for them to be one and the same.
+
+To achieve this, I added the following line to my VSCode config in
+`settings.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "vim.useSystemClipboard": true
+}
+```
+
+It takes a little getting used to having them integrated, but I've done it for
+so long that it is muscle memory. It's hard to not have them integrated now.
+It's even better when I have a clipboard history tool like Raycast available
+for accessing past clipboard values.