How to copy paste from the shell

Message

EAD · Post by **EAD** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:02 pm

Hi.
How can I by using only the text shell (CLI) can copy text from the screen and paste if to ther places like browser links and so on?

forgotten1 · Post by **forgotten1** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:13 pm

Generally, you'll want mouse support, see: Using a Mouse within the Console if you haven't already done so.

Then to copy, let's say an error message shown on the console, you select the text with the mouse (left click, drag), and then right click in the browser to paste.

Hope that helps

nephros · Post by **nephros** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:36 pm

forgotten1 wrote:you select the text with the mouse (left click, drag), and then right click in the browser to paste.

While this is of course configurable, the classic unix setup (within X and on Linux cnsole with GPM) is left click selects, right click extends selection, and middle click pastes.

Dieter@be · Post by **Dieter@be** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:39 pm

i (have to) use the middle button to paste

TheJoker89 · Post by **TheJoker89** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:35 pm

how can i use the right button to paste?

nephros · Post by **nephros** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:04 pm

TheJoker89 wrote:how can i use the right button to paste?

In what program?

TheJoker89 · Post by **TheJoker89** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:57 am

in the bash shell with gpm ^^

nephros · Post by **nephros** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:18 pm

Take a look at the gpm man page.

I think adding "-B 132" to the APPEND variable in /etc/conf.d/gpm will get you what you want.

HTH.

linuxfriese1 · Post by **linuxfriese1** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:59 pm

EAD wrote:How can I by using only the text shell (CLI) can copy text from the screen and paste if to ther places like browser links and so on?

With the utility "screen" - a terminal multiplexer with nifty features. Take some time to read the man page.

TheJoker89 · Post by **TheJoker89** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:53 am

nephros wrote:Take a look at the gpm man page.

I think adding "-B 132" to the APPEND variable in /etc/conf.d/gpm will get you what you want.

HTH.

Yeah this works but not quite good, when i click on text with left mouse button, paste it with second button and then use the middle button
it pastes a second time and then the right mouse button does not work anymore for pasting but selecting more text

ICONOCLASM · Post by **ICONOCLASM** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:14 pm

I second screen.

How to copy paste from the shell

How to copy paste from the shell

Re: How to copy paste from the shell