title: Vim & Mac: How to copy to clipboard without pbcopy
body: <p>I have a version of vim with both clipboard and xterm_clipboard support. However, <code>"*y</code> or <code>"+y</code> don't copy to the system clipboard. I know I can use <code>:w !pbcopy</code> (and even create a shortcut for it), but I really want the standard way. I saw fakeclip also, but wish to find a solution that is not fake...</p>
  
  <p>Moreover, I wish to not need to use <code>"*</code> or <code>"+</code> and just use y </p>
  
  <p>UPDATE: </p>
  
  <p>I just checked using the <code>:reg</code> command. I copied some text In another application then in vim ran the :reg command. The text is not there. I then ran MacVim and :reg showed that "* has the copied text. So something wrong with my vim? </p>
  
  <p>Here's vim --version:</p>
  
  <pre><code>VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Nov 21 2013 07:13:18)
  MacOS X (unix) version
  Included patches: 1-244, 246-762
  Compiled by idror@tlv-mp3u2
  Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
  +arabic +autocmd -balloon_eval -browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
  +clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
  +conceal +cryptv -cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con +diff +digraphs
  -dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi +file_in_path
  +find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork() +gettext -hangul_input +iconv
  +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap +libcall +linebreak +lispindent
  +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession +modify_fname +mouse -mouseshape
  +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm +mouse_sgr -mouse_sysmouse
  +mouse_urxvt +mouse_xterm +multi_byte +multi_lang -mzscheme +netbeans_intg
  +path_extra -perl +persistent_undo +postscript +printer +profile -python
  -python3 +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind +signs +smartindent
  -sniff +startuptime +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary
  +tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title
   -toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo
  +vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup +X11 +xfontset -xim
  +xsmp_interact +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
     system vimrc file: "/opt/local/etc/vimrc"
       user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
        user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
    fall-back for $VIM: "/opt/local/share/vim"
  Compilation: /usr/bin/clang -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I/opt/local/include -DMACOS_X_UNIX -no-cpp-precomp  -pipe -O2 -arch x86_64 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1   -I/opt/local/include
  Linking: /usr/bin/clang  -L/opt/local/lib   -L/opt/local/lib -arch x86_64 -L/usr/local/lib -o vim    -lXt -lX11 -lSM -lICE -lm  -lncurses -liconv -lintl -framework Cocoa
  </code></pre>