Vim: Yank distant line without moving

Question

Suppose I have the following (* = cursor):

...
*
Kittens
Puppies
Humans
...

How do I yank the "Humans" (cursor relative 3rd line) while leaving the cursor in place?

Preferably in one motion or one (generic) command.

Answer 1

Try this:

:+3y

It uses the range +3 , that it is the point where it will begin to yank. and by default it does one line.

UPDATE: If you wanted to copy both the second and third line without moving cursor, you would use same command but with a range of two points, like:

:+2,+3y

It would copy both Puppies and Humans.