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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)

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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
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    Important note: You can edit these shortcuts in `Edit > Key combinations` (translated from my spanish version of the Terminal), and set the legendary `Ctrl+C` and `Ctrl+V`! – voghDev Jan 23 '17 at 15:32
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    Yes. We can edit these in Terminal profile. – Pavan Jadda Jul 23 '18 at 19:34
  • Thanks for this! Is there a way to also enable `Ctrl + Backspace` to delete an entire word? Right now it works with `Ctrl + W` – Usman Sabuwala Aug 07 '22 at 14:56
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Copy / Paste in Terminal

Copy:  Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste: Ctrl+Shift+V

You may also find usage for:

Copy:  Shift+Home
Paste: Shift+Insert

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