Windows command line - can't copy text

Question

I am trying to copy the output of a shell script to the clipboard. I right-click, select Mark, select the desired text, press Ctrl + C and then Ctrl + V into a Notepad file, but there's nothing to be pasted.

What am I doing wrong? This worked until recently.

FYI, Ctrl+C is the break function for the command prompt, so it cant be used for cutting and pasting — Keltari, Apr 12 '13 at 21:36

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '13 at 20:42

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You don't have to do Ctrl + C , simply right click on selected text and it will copy to clipboard automatically.

answered Apr 12 '13 at 20:42

JackLock

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Why in the world did they change it from Ctrl + C to right-clicking to copy? This is so much harder to figure out. – Guy Jan 19 '16 at 00:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '13 at 20:45

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To copy CMD line text to the clip board --

In the upper left of the CMD line Window, click on the black "C:\" icon --> Edit --> Mark

Then use the mouse to highlight what you want to copy to the clipboard

Press ENTER

Move the mouse to where you to paste and then CTRL-V

answered Apr 12 '13 at 20:45

Chris E. Avis

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If you have QuickEdit mode turned on you don't even need to explicitly select Mark every time. Simply select with the mouse and right-click. – Karan Apr 12 '13 at 20:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 12 '13 at 21:33

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Right Click in the command prompt > Click "Mark" > Click and Drag over what you want to copy

Now you can paste this text with Ctrl+v.

answered Apr 12 '13 at 21:33

tlays

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You have missed a part of the procedure in your answer. After you **`Click and Drag`** to select what you want to copy, you have to either **`Right-click`** on the selection, or press the **`[Enter]`** key, which will place the selection on the clipboard. **Then** you can perform the paste operation. – Kevin Fegan Apr 13 '13 at 00:07

Windows command line - can't copy text

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