In Vim, is there a way to paste text in the search line?

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I want to search for `$maximumTotalAllowedAfterFinish` and replace it with `$minimumTotalAllowedAfterFinish`. Instead of typing the long text: ``` :%s/$maximumTotalAllowedAfterFinish/$minimumTotalAllowedAfterFinish/g ``` Is there a way to COPY these long variable names down into the search line, since, on the command line I can't type "`p`" to paste?

Accepted Answer

You can insert the contents of a numbered or named register by typing CTRLR `{0-9a-z"%#:-=.}`. By typing CTRL-R CTRL-W you can paste the current word under the cursor. See:

```
:he cmdline-editing
```

for more information.

In Vim, is there a way to paste text in the search line?

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