Automagically create a Gist if pasting more than 5 lines. Hook in as follows: (add-hook 'erc-mode-hook (lambda () (define-key erc-mode-map [(control ?y)] 'erc-yank))) Or, if you want to use my `use-package' macro: (use-package erc :commands erc :config (use-package erc-yank :init (bind-key "C-y" 'erc-yank erc-mode-map))) This module requires https://github.com/defunkt/gist