Yank whole file

Question

I would like to setup a command to yank the whole file without moving the cursor.

Here is the macro I created:

qaggVGy

However, this moves the cursor to the beginning of the file. How can I yank the whole file without losing the cursors position ?

Do you mean /page/ or /file/? Your macro yanks the entire file. — verdammelt, Jan 13 '14 at 20:49
I want to paste it on an other window. I have set up + as the default yank register — edi9999, Jan 14 '14 at 10:53
In general, if you want to execute some commands and then return the cursor to its previous position, just set a mark before running the commands `m'` then return to the mark at the end `\`'`. Just add those characters to the beginning and end of your macro. — lwassink, Jul 11 '16 at 15:48

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '14 at 20:44

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I usually use :%y+ to yank the complete file into the system clipboard. You can of course use any other register as you like.

answered Jan 13 '14 at 20:44

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or just `:%y` to yank to the default register like the OP did – sehe Jan 13 '14 at 20:44

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