Select text in iTerm using keyboard

Yes! In iTerm2, do this: From the relevant documentation Cmd-F Type some text that matches part of what you want to copy. When you have a partial match on what you want to copy, you can expand the selection. Press tab to grow it one word to the right; press shift-tab to grow it one word to the left. As soon as you press tab or shift-tab, it is copied to the clipboard. You can press option-Enter to immediately paste the selection and close the find bar at once. You could also assign custom keys …