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    Is it possible to select and copy text in terminal without a mouse?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by jimmyrazor, Oct 14, 2018.

  1. jimmyrazor

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    So I use ls command to list all the files in a folder. There's one with very long name that I don't want to retype it. Is there anyway I can select the text and copy/paste it without a mouse, or maybe do something like rolling to read after use --help option?
     
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    Dennismungai Notebook Deity

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    Hello there,

    Here's what you can do:

    For content that's in the clip board, you can paste it to the terminal via the Ctrl + Shift + V combination.

    To copy the path to the clipboard, you can do something like this:

    cd /full-path
    pwd | xclip -sel clip

    Then paste said content to the required terminal via the Ctrl+Shift+V combo.
     
    Dennismungai, Oct 14, 2018
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    jclausius Notebook Virtuoso

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    Besides @Dennismungai's helpful suggestion, is there a wildcard you could use to 'shorten' the name?
     
    jclausius, Oct 15, 2018
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    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can also try auto-complete by typing partial name and hitting Tab key.
     
    Vasudev, Oct 16, 2018
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