How Do You Select a Line in Linux Terminal?
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Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Space will activate it. It’s got vim-like key bindings. v or V will select à la vim ‘s visual mode, y will yank, Esc will exit selection mode.

How do you select a line in Linux?

Press Shift+End for the end of the line. If you want to copy the whole line from first to last simply place the cursor somewhere in that line and hit CTRL+C. Press Home key to get to the start of the line. For Selecting multiple lines, use Up/Down key.

How do you select text in Linux terminal?

shift + ← or shift + → to highlight text. shift + ctrl + ← or shift + ctrl + → to highlight an entire word.

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