Copying blocks of text in terminal
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Is it possible to copy a "block" of text from a terminal window without having to copy entire lines?
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Say I just wanna copy the text I’ve circled in the image above, is this possible? Or do I also have to copy everything to the left of the block I want to copy?
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Is it possible to copy a "block" of text from a terminal window without having to copy entire lines?
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Say I just wanna copy the text I’ve circled in the image above, is this possible? Or do I also have to copy everything to the left of the block I want to copy?
macos terminal copy-paste
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Is it possible to copy a "block" of text from a terminal window without having to copy entire lines?
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Say I just wanna copy the text I’ve circled in the image above, is this possible? Or do I also have to copy everything to the left of the block I want to copy?
macos terminal copy-paste
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Is it possible to copy a "block" of text from a terminal window without having to copy entire lines?
Example:
Say I just wanna copy the text I’ve circled in the image above, is this possible? Or do I also have to copy everything to the left of the block I want to copy?
macos terminal copy-paste
macos terminal copy-paste
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You should be able to do this by holding the option key down while doing it. This changes the cursor to a '+' sign and allows you to select any rectangular area of text.
See screenshot below:
If you look at the above image closely, you'll see in the left window I've highlighted a block of text in Terminal and in the right window I've been able to paste this text into a new TextEdit document.
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
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When using iTerm2, you can either use Cmd+Option+mouse to perform vertical/block selection, which transforms your cursor into a cross, similar to Terminal.app.
Or you can use copy mode:
Cmd+Shift+C to enter copy mode
Ctrl+v to enter vertical/block mode- Move the cursor using the cursor keys on the keyboard (see link for more movement options)
- Once you’re done, use Ctrl+k, y to copy the selection.
answered Dec 14 at 18:17
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You might also try using awk to limit the shell output to what you want. You could then even pipe it to pbcopy
answered Dec 14 at 13:23
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Or justcut -c 56-or so.
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You should be able to do this by holding the option key down while doing it. This changes the cursor to a '+' sign and allows you to select any rectangular area of text.
See screenshot below:
If you look at the above image closely, you'll see in the left window I've highlighted a block of text in Terminal and in the right window I've been able to paste this text into a new TextEdit document.
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
– jmh
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You should be able to do this by holding the option key down while doing it. This changes the cursor to a '+' sign and allows you to select any rectangular area of text.
See screenshot below:
If you look at the above image closely, you'll see in the left window I've highlighted a block of text in Terminal and in the right window I've been able to paste this text into a new TextEdit document.
answered Dec 14 at 10:40
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
– jmh
Dec 14 at 15:14
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You should be able to do this by holding the option key down while doing it. This changes the cursor to a '+' sign and allows you to select any rectangular area of text.
See screenshot below:
If you look at the above image closely, you'll see in the left window I've highlighted a block of text in Terminal and in the right window I've been able to paste this text into a new TextEdit document.
answered Dec 14 at 10:40
Monomeeth♦
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You should be able to do this by holding the option key down while doing it. This changes the cursor to a '+' sign and allows you to select any rectangular area of text.
See screenshot below:
If you look at the above image closely, you'll see in the left window I've highlighted a block of text in Terminal and in the right window I've been able to paste this text into a new TextEdit document.
answered Dec 14 at 10:40
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answered Dec 14 at 10:40
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
– jmh
Dec 14 at 15:14
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This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
– jmh
Dec 14 at 15:14
This doesn't work in iTerm but works fine in Terminal.
– jmh
Dec 14 at 15:14
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When using iTerm2, you can either use Cmd+Option+mouse to perform vertical/block selection, which transforms your cursor into a cross, similar to Terminal.app.
Or you can use copy mode:
Cmd+Shift+C to enter copy mode
Ctrl+v to enter vertical/block mode- Move the cursor using the cursor keys on the keyboard (see link for more movement options)
- Once you’re done, use Ctrl+k, y to copy the selection.
answered Dec 14 at 18:17
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When using iTerm2, you can either use Cmd+Option+mouse to perform vertical/block selection, which transforms your cursor into a cross, similar to Terminal.app.
Or you can use copy mode:
Cmd+Shift+C to enter copy mode
Ctrl+v to enter vertical/block mode- Move the cursor using the cursor keys on the keyboard (see link for more movement options)
- Once you’re done, use Ctrl+k, y to copy the selection.
answered Dec 14 at 18:17
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up vote
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When using iTerm2, you can either use Cmd+Option+mouse to perform vertical/block selection, which transforms your cursor into a cross, similar to Terminal.app.
Or you can use copy mode:
Cmd+Shift+C to enter copy mode
Ctrl+v to enter vertical/block mode- Move the cursor using the cursor keys on the keyboard (see link for more movement options)
- Once you’re done, use Ctrl+k, y to copy the selection.
answered Dec 14 at 18:17
Konrad Rudolph
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When using iTerm2, you can either use Cmd+Option+mouse to perform vertical/block selection, which transforms your cursor into a cross, similar to Terminal.app.
Or you can use copy mode:
Cmd+Shift+C to enter copy mode
Ctrl+v to enter vertical/block mode- Move the cursor using the cursor keys on the keyboard (see link for more movement options)
- Once you’re done, use Ctrl+k, y to copy the selection.
answered Dec 14 at 18:17
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answered Dec 14 at 18:17
Konrad Rudolph
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You might also try using awk to limit the shell output to what you want. You could then even pipe it to pbcopy
answered Dec 14 at 13:23
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Or justcut -c 56-or so.
– Wildcard
Dec 15 at 2:46
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You might also try using awk to limit the shell output to what you want. You could then even pipe it to pbcopy
answered Dec 14 at 13:23
Vinnie James
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Or justcut -c 56-or so.
– Wildcard
Dec 15 at 2:46
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You might also try using awk to limit the shell output to what you want. You could then even pipe it to pbcopy
answered Dec 14 at 13:23
Vinnie James
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You might also try using awk to limit the shell output to what you want. You could then even pipe it to pbcopy
answered Dec 14 at 13:23
Vinnie James
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answered Dec 14 at 13:23
Vinnie James
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answered Dec 14 at 13:23
Vinnie James
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answered Dec 14 at 13:23
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Or justcut -c 56-or so.
– Wildcard
Dec 15 at 2:46
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Or justcut -c 56-or so.
– Wildcard
Dec 15 at 2:46
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Or just
cut -c 56- or so.– Wildcard
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Or just
cut -c 56- or so.– Wildcard
Dec 15 at 2:46
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