<tr><td><code>_</code></td><td>No values are returned</td><td>All values are discarded</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>#</code></td><td>Selection indices (first selection is <code>1</code>, second is <code>2</code>, etc.)</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>.</code></td><td>Contents of the current selections</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>%</code></td><td>Name of the current file</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>*</code></td><td>Reads from the system clipboard</td><td>Joins and yanks to the system clipboard</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>+</code></td><td>Reads from the primary clipboard</td><td>Joins and yanks to the primary clipboard</td></tr>
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<p>The system clipboard is not directly supported by a special register. Instead, special commands and keybindings are provided. Refer to the
<ahref="keymap.html#space-mode">key map</a> for more details.</p>
<p>The black hole register is a no-op register, meaning that no data will be read or written to it.</p>
<p>When yanking multiple selections to the clipboard registers, the selections
are joined with newlines. Pasting from these registers will paste multiple
selections if the clipboard was last yanked to by the Helix session. Otherwise
the clipboard contents are pasted as one selection.</p>
<tr><td><code>_</code></td><td>No values are returned</td><td>All values are discarded</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>#</code></td><td>Selection indices (first selection is <code>1</code>, second is <code>2</code>, etc.)</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>.</code></td><td>Contents of the current selections</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>%</code></td><td>Name of the current file</td><td>This register is not writable</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>*</code></td><td>Reads from the system clipboard</td><td>Joins and yanks to the system clipboard</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>+</code></td><td>Reads from the primary clipboard</td><td>Joins and yanks to the primary clipboard</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p>The system clipboard is not directly supported by a special register. Instead, special commands and keybindings are provided. Refer to the
<ahref="keymap.html#space-mode">key map</a> for more details.</p>
<p>The black hole register is a no-op register, meaning that no data will be read or written to it.</p>
<p>When yanking multiple selections to the clipboard registers, the selections
are joined with newlines. Pasting from these registers will paste multiple
selections if the clipboard was last yanked to by the Helix session. Otherwise
the clipboard contents are pasted as one selection.</p>