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Linux bash shell copy previous lines (not history) with keyboard

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Mar 15, 20266383 views
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Is it possible to use the keyboard in order to select some text in the terminal windows that is not in the currently edited line? (for example, in order to copy part of previous command output).

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Fix for: Linux bash shell copy previous lines (not history) with keyboard

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As far as I know, neither of the "big three" terminal emulators can do that, but both and offer a scrollback buffer you can access via keyboard. GNU screen 's Prefix key is Ctrl+A per default, but all of that is customizable, so with a default confi…

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