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THE VIMINFO FILE

2020 July 8

The viminfo file is used to store:

  • The command line history.
  • The search string history.
  • The input-line history.
  • Contents of non-empty registers.
  • Marks for several files.
  • File marks, pointing to locations in files.
  • Last search/substitute pattern (for ’n’ and ‘&’).
  • The buffer list.
  • Global variables
NOTE: The original content(s) that inspired this one can be found at:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19430200/how-to-clear-vim-registers-effectively
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