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| -rw-r--r-- | book/src/usage.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | helix-core/src/register.rs | 14 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/book/src/usage.md b/book/src/usage.md index 6b7cbc41..cf7d9d48 100644 --- a/book/src/usage.md +++ b/book/src/usage.md @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ If there is a selected register before invoking a change or delete command, the | `/` | Last search | | `:` | Last executed command | | `"` | Last yanked text | +| `_` | Black hole | > There is no special register for copying to system clipboard, instead special commands and keybindings are provided. See the [keymap](keymap.md#space-mode) for the specifics. +> The black hole register works as a no-op register, meaning no data will be written to / read from it. ## Surround diff --git a/helix-core/src/register.rs b/helix-core/src/register.rs index c5444eb7..b9eb497d 100644 --- a/helix-core/src/register.rs +++ b/helix-core/src/register.rs @@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ impl Register { } pub fn new_with_values(name: char, values: Vec<String>) -> Self { - Self { name, values } + if name == '_' { + Self::new(name) + } else { + Self { name, values } + } } pub const fn name(&self) -> char { @@ -27,11 +31,15 @@ impl Register { } pub fn write(&mut self, values: Vec<String>) { - self.values = values; + if self.name != '_' { + self.values = values; + } } pub fn push(&mut self, value: String) { - self.values.push(value); + if self.name != '_' { + self.values.push(value); + } } } |