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In vim 8.0 when I try to paste a vim command from clipboard, it behaves as if vim was in insert mode: the command is pasted into the file itself instead of being executed.

I'm using mintty. Mouse is off. Same result when pasting from the terminal's context menu or using a hotkey.

vim cygwin clipboard

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  It works for me in command mode. If you are not in command mode it paste as insert mode.
  
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  I WAS having the same problem, though for me it started after patching my Fedora 25 system. I have been pasting VI and VIM commands for more than 30 years and find this change of behaviour very annoying... Link to my question, and the solution.... unix.stackexchange.com/questions/364047/…
  
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In vim 8.0 when I try to paste a vim command from clipboard, it behaves as if vim was in insert mode: the command is pasted into the file itself instead of being executed.

I'm using mintty. Mouse is off. Same result when pasting from the terminal's context menu or using a hotkey.

vim cygwin clipboard

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  It works for me in command mode. If you are not in command mode it paste as insert mode.
  
  – matzeri
  Feb 20 '17 at 16:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I WAS having the same problem, though for me it started after patching my Fedora 25 system. I have been pasting VI and VIM commands for more than 30 years and find this change of behaviour very annoying... Link to my question, and the solution.... unix.stackexchange.com/questions/364047/…
  
  – anthony
  May 11 '17 at 0:46
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In vim 8.0 when I try to paste a vim command from clipboard, it behaves as if vim was in insert mode: the command is pasted into the file itself instead of being executed.

I'm using mintty. Mouse is off. Same result when pasting from the terminal's context menu or using a hotkey.

vim cygwin clipboard

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Vim 8 added support for "bracketed paste" (wherein the terminal wraps pasted text in escape codes which indicate to vim that the text is a paste vs a typed string;
see Patch 8.0.0210). It seems like the default behavior is to automatically enable insert mode before accepting pasted text.

You can disable bracketed paste and go back to the old behavior by adding set t_BE= to your vimrc.

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I usually manually type the : to get the command prompt, then paste the command in. Vim doesn't care that a command starts with a double ::.

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answered Sep 20 '17 at 6:50

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  Only works for a single vim command line. I often paste 200+ vim commands in one single paste, to do major reformatting of thousands of files.
  
  – anthony
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I also had this problem, And a detailed solution has also been given,
explaining not only how you can stop this (using set t_BE=) but also how you can stop it just for the vim 'command mode' allowing you to paste using 'paste mode' from 'insert mode'.

Link to my question and answer... Stop vim pasting selections as text!

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Vim 8 added support for "bracketed paste" (wherein the terminal wraps pasted text in escape codes which indicate to vim that the text is a paste vs a typed string;
see Patch 8.0.0210). It seems like the default behavior is to automatically enable insert mode before accepting pasted text.

You can disable bracketed paste and go back to the old behavior by adding set t_BE= to your vimrc.

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Vim 8 added support for "bracketed paste" (wherein the terminal wraps pasted text in escape codes which indicate to vim that the text is a paste vs a typed string;
see Patch 8.0.0210). It seems like the default behavior is to automatically enable insert mode before accepting pasted text.

You can disable bracketed paste and go back to the old behavior by adding set t_BE= to your vimrc.

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answered Sep 20 '17 at 5:19

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Vim 8 added support for "bracketed paste" (wherein the terminal wraps pasted text in escape codes which indicate to vim that the text is a paste vs a typed string;
see Patch 8.0.0210). It seems like the default behavior is to automatically enable insert mode before accepting pasted text.

You can disable bracketed paste and go back to the old behavior by adding set t_BE= to your vimrc.

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answered Sep 20 '17 at 5:19

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I usually manually type the : to get the command prompt, then paste the command in. Vim doesn't care that a command starts with a double ::.

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answered Sep 20 '17 at 6:50

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  Only works for a single vim command line. I often paste 200+ vim commands in one single paste, to do major reformatting of thousands of files.
  
  – anthony
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

I usually manually type the : to get the command prompt, then paste the command in. Vim doesn't care that a command starts with a double ::.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 20 '17 at 6:50

Kusalananda♦Kusalananda

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  Only works for a single vim command line. I often paste 200+ vim commands in one single paste, to do major reformatting of thousands of files.
  
  – anthony
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I usually manually type the : to get the command prompt, then paste the command in. Vim doesn't care that a command starts with a double ::.

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answered Sep 20 '17 at 6:50

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I also had this problem, And a detailed solution has also been given,
explaining not only how you can stop this (using set t_BE=) but also how you can stop it just for the vim 'command mode' allowing you to paste using 'paste mode' from 'insert mode'.

Link to my question and answer... Stop vim pasting selections as text!

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

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I also had this problem, And a detailed solution has also been given,
explaining not only how you can stop this (using set t_BE=) but also how you can stop it just for the vim 'command mode' allowing you to paste using 'paste mode' from 'insert mode'.

Link to my question and answer... Stop vim pasting selections as text!

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

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I also had this problem, And a detailed solution has also been given,
explaining not only how you can stop this (using set t_BE=) but also how you can stop it just for the vim 'command mode' allowing you to paste using 'paste mode' from 'insert mode'.

Link to my question and answer... Stop vim pasting selections as text!

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

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