You Asked: How Do I Select All Text in a File in Linux?

Like in other editors ctrl+A does the job for select all.

How do you select all text in Linux?

7 Answers

1. Click at the start of the text you want to select.
2. Scroll the window to the end of the text you want select.
3. Shift + click the end of your selection.
4. All text between your first click and your last Shift + click is now selected.
5. Then you can Ctrl + Shift + C your selection out of there.

12 нояб. 2015 г.

How do I copy an entire text file?

instant copy a single line to clipboard Hold CONTROL+SHIFT pressed, then left-click into a line to copy the whole line instantly to the clipboard.