copy and paste into terminal

[Steve Lamb]

On 07/30/2010 06:54 AM, IdleOne wrote:
>> On 07/30/2010 07:09 AM, Robert Schwab wrote:

>>> Another rookie question. When I am getting advice online, I am given
>>> a string of directions to write into a terminal. How do I copy and
>>> paste. On a regular compter, Control C, Control V works---what's the
>>> drill with Ubuntu directions into a terminal. Thanks

 > To copy from terminal: ctrl-shift-c = copy
 > To copy into terminal: ctrl-shift-v = paste

     And to explain why terminals are a special case (or rather, why they 
aren't as they came first...):  CNTL-C and CNTL-V already have meaning inside 
a terminal.  CNTL-C is break or cancel action.  CNTL-V is "treat the next 
character literally".


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