Copy the GOLD line with yy. Then delete the junk line (j dd) — that overwrites the unnamed register. Paste your original copy under the list with "0p (plain p would paste the junk).
GOLD junk line, delete me treasure list:
Canonical solution: yy j dd "0p · par: 8 keystrokes (vimgolf rules — every keypress counts).
Every yank also lands in register 0, which deletes never touch. So after a yank-then-delete, "0p still pastes what you yanked — the fix for vim's most common “my copy just vanished!” moment.
Reading about keystrokes doesn't build keystrokes. Try this in a real vim buffer right now — the “The yank that lived” mission takes about a minute.
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