title: How to select all and copy in vim?
body: <p>how to select all and copy in vim insert mode? and is there another way to do it in normal mode?</p>
  <p>I have tried visual mode and gg and shift + gg to select all and then yank, however that doesn't transfer it to the clipboard to be able to paste it in another application like skype or chrome browser.</p>
  <p>I am sure this is a common task, and there are a lot of varieties by smarter ppl than me out there, please feel free to share yours.</p>