From 0f6e49b455e498bd051d1d18d62dec4e6872d3e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Daniel Campoverde [alx741]" <alx741@riseup.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:13:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] PLUGINS: vi-mode: Allow Copy/Paste with the clipboard

Enable to use vim commands ( y/p/d/c/s ) to interact with the X window
system clipboard, thus with other applications.
---
 plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
index 950f69724..d4c198782 100644
--- a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
@@ -63,3 +63,45 @@ function vi_mode_prompt_info() {
 if [[ "$RPS1" == "" && "$RPROMPT" == "" ]]; then
   RPS1='$(vi_mode_prompt_info)'
 fi
+
+
+# Allow Copy/Paste with the system clipboard
+# behave as expected with vim commands ( y/p/d/c/s )
+[[ -n $DISPLAY ]] && (( $+commands[xclip] )) && {
+
+  function cutbuffer() {
+    zle .$WIDGET
+    echo $CUTBUFFER | xclip -selection clipboard
+  }
+
+  zle_cut_widgets=(
+    vi-backward-delete-char
+    vi-change
+    vi-change-eol
+    vi-change-whole-line
+    vi-delete
+    vi-delete-char
+    vi-kill-eol
+    vi-substitute
+    vi-yank
+    vi-yank-eol
+  )
+  for widget in $zle_cut_widgets
+  do
+    zle -N $widget cutbuffer
+  done
+
+  function putbuffer() {
+    zle copy-region-as-kill "$(xclip -o)"
+    zle .$WIDGET
+  }
+
+  zle_put_widgets=(
+    vi-put-after
+    vi-put-before
+  )
+  for widget in $zle_put_widgets
+  do
+    zle -N $widget putbuffer
+  done
+}