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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/provider.txt')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/provider.txt b/runtime/doc/provider.txt index 02f3fcab6c..b806b08f95 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/provider.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/provider.txt @@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ registers. Nvim looks for these clipboard tools, in order of priority: - |g:clipboard| - pbcopy/pbpaste (macOS) - - xclip - - xsel (newer alternative to xclip) + - xsel (if $DISPLAY is set) + - xclip (if $DISPLAY is set) - lemonade (for SSH) https://github.com/pocke/lemonade - doitclient (for SSH) http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/doit/ - win32yank (Windows) @@ -162,13 +162,11 @@ process has not died, the cached selection is applied. ============================================================================== X11 selection mechanism *clipboard-x11* *x11-selection* -The clipboard providers for X11 store text in what is known as "selections". -Selections are "owned" by an application, so when the application is closed, -the selection text is lost. - +X11 clipboard providers store text in "selections". Selections are owned by an +application, so when the application gets closed, the selection text is lost. The contents of selections are held by the originating application (e.g., upon -a copy), and only passed on to another application when that other application -asks for them (e.g., upon a paste). +a copy), and only passed to another application when that other application +requests them (e.g., upon a paste). *quoteplus* *quote+* |