VIM – Unable to paste – E353: Nothing in register ” error – Solution

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Symptoms

The following error message appears after a paste attempt is made using middle mouse button:

 E353: Nothing in register "

This error first appeared with VIM version 8:

E353: Nothing in register

Solution

Set clipboard=unnamed within your ~/.vimrc VIM configuration file:

$ echo set clipboard=unnamed >> ~/.vimrc

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