keyboard command copy/paste

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Its been quite awhile since my last visit here. I have forgotten how to do a simple keyboard copy-paste procedue. I know I highlight the prefered text but forgot what key I hit to paste. This is the best method for pasting terminal commands so you dont mistype a command. Thank You Rick

Possible duplicate of How do you know when to use SHIFT+INSERT vs CTRL-V vs right-click-paste to paste? — muru, Feb 19 '16 at 23:53
Another related topic : http://askubuntu.com/q/211292/295286 — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Feb 20 '16 at 00:02

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '16 at 23:42

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Ctrl+Shift+C = Copy from terminal.

Ctrl+Shift+V = Paste to terminal.

Remove Shift for non-terminal windows.

answered Feb 19 '16 at 23:42

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '16 at 23:51

Pasting highlighted in terminal text can be done via middle mouse click (that's scroll wheel on mouse, right+left click together on touchpad) or via Shift+Insert(Ins) key combination. Aside from that, one can also copy text with CtrlInsert(Ins).

Highlighted text+middle click optin works well between terminal-nonterminal windows.

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