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why do my vim macros stop working sometimes?

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Mar 15, 20261860 views
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This happens to me sometimes, and I haven't been able to figure out why. Lets say I start recording in vim (press q) then I finish and use the macros a few times. Then I do something else, like continue editing the file. Then I want to use the macros again, but this time something else happens, for…

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Fix for: why do my vim macros stop working sometimes?

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Numbered registers are used internally by Vim for commands like or . You shouldn't use them to record your macros as they are overwritten at each yank or delete. Use registers to , which Vim doesn't touch, instead.

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