vim - show command when starting with "<register name>

Question

As a begginer in vim I would like to have visual feedback when operating with registers. And by default when pasting from registers, namely when you start a commmand with the " and then specify register name and then the command like "p", you don't have any clue niether if you type the register name correctly nor if the following command have any typo. Is there a way to make vim show the full command when you start it with "?

Answer 1

There is a plugin to do exactly that:

https://github.com/junegunn/vim-peekaboo

Peekaboo will show you the contents of the registers on the sidebar when you hit " or @ in normal mode or in insert mode. The sidebar is automatically closed on subsequent key strokes

If you simply want to see the contents of your registers, you can use :reg

Check :h :reg