Yank all lines containing TODO into a register by using append operation
:global/TODO/yank A
Here, we are searching for a TODO
keyword globally, yanking all lines into register a
(A
register appends all lines to a
register).
NOTE: It is in general a good practice to clear a register before performing the append operation.
To clear a register, in the normal mode, type qaq
. Confirm that the a
register is empty by typing :reg
and observing that a
register is empty.