New variable dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$

core/core-dotspacemacs.el

@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ size to make separators look not too crappy.")
 By default the command key is `:' so ex-commands are executed like in Vim
 with `:' and Emacs commands are executed with `<leader> :'.")
 
+(defvar dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ t
+  "If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$'.")
+
 (defvar dotspacemacs-use-ido nil
   "If non nil then `ido' replaces `helm' for some commands. For now only
 `find-files' (SPC f f) is replaced.")

core/templates/.spacemacs.template

@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ values."
    ;; By default the command key is `:' so ex-commands are executed like in Vim
    ;; with `:' and Emacs commands are executed with `<leader> :'.
    dotspacemacs-command-key ":"
+   "If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$'. (default t)"
+   dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ t
    ;; Location where to auto-save files. Possible values are `original' to
    ;; auto-save the file in-place, `cache' to auto-save the file to another
    ;; file stored in the cache directory and `nil' to disable auto-saving.

layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/packages.el

@@ -223,8 +223,11 @@
         "Yank from point to end of line."
         (interactive)
         (evil-yank (point) (point-at-eol)))
-      (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "Y") 'spacemacs/evil-yank-to-end-of-line)
-      (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "Y") 'spacemacs/evil-yank-to-end-of-line)
+      (when dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$
+        (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "Y")
+          'spacemacs/evil-yank-to-end-of-line)
+        (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "Y")
+          'spacemacs/evil-yank-to-end-of-line))
 
       (evil-leader/set-key "re" 'evil-show-registers)