| Functionality | Registers |
|---|---|
| default register | "" |
| history registers | "[1-9] |
| yank register | "0 |
| named registers | "[a-z], "[A-Z] same as "[a-z] but appends |
| recall current search pattern | "/ |
| small deletes (diw, cit, ...) | "- |
| expression registers for simple math | "= |
| black hole register to eliminate large chunks of deleted text from mem | "_ |
| last command | ": |
| last inserted text | ". |
| filename | "% |
| clipboard | "* |
| selected text | "+ |
| dropped text | "~ |