How can I make copy/paste in the Ubuntu 16.04 Shell? For example, pasting a string from my browser to the cli and execute it as a command (Ctrl+V not working by default)
Asked
Active
Viewed 9.3k times
2 Answers
57
For pasting text into the terminal, you can either use Ctrl+Shift+V or use your mouse's middle click if there is one.
For copying text in the terminal, you can either use Ctrl+Shift+C or use your mouse to select the text of interest and then use its middle click to paste it.

edwinksl
- 23,789
7
Copy / Paste in Terminal
Copy: Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste: Ctrl+Shift+V
You may also find usage for:
Copy: Shift+Home
Paste: Shift+Insert

Benny
- 4,920
Edit > Key combinations
(translated from my spanish version of the Terminal), and set the legendaryCtrl+C
andCtrl+V
! – voghDev Jan 23 '17 at 15:32Ctrl + Backspace
to delete an entire word? Right now it works withCtrl + W
– Usman Sabuwala Aug 07 '22 at 14:56