How do you copy from gitbash（Git Bash）

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I'm using git-for-windows MING64 MinTTY running on Windows 7. When I select text on git bash, it always trigger ctrl+C（which will display ^C in the next command line.

e.g.: When I left click down to select “git --version”, then left click up, the next command line becomes “$^C”.

$ git --version

git version 2.9.2.windows.1

$^C

Has anyone ever encounted this issue? And how to fix it? I download the exe file from https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases.

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I'm not able to upload image directory now, can you see the "enter image description here" in the first line? Click it will see the screen grab. — sunny_lunars, Jul 28 '16 at 05:15
Does clicking the top-left of the cmd window near the MINGW64 icon open a dropdown menu? Or try ALT+space. — CryptoPiggy, Jul 28 '16 at 05:21
Yes, it opens a dropdown menu. I right click on the bar will also open this menu. In the options->Mouse , I tried the options, seems no effect. — sunny_lunars, Jul 28 '16 at 05:27
In my answer below I added a new paragraph "There's step-by-step expanded instruction here". It contains a link. — CryptoPiggy, Jul 28 '16 at 05:37
On the `Options` window in the new image you uploaded, you could try changing the default click target from Application to Window. I'd probably stick to the cmd solution anyway. — CryptoPiggy, Jul 28 '16 at 06:31
Possible duplicate of [How to select text in git bash console (OS windows) use keyboard?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28925965/how-to-select-text-in-git-bash-console-os-windows-use-keyboard) — Cas, May 19 '17 at 10:21

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Enter the keyboard combination Alt+Space Bar to open the system menu of the command window. Then use the select and copy options from there.

There's step-by-step expanded instruction here.

See also Copying and Pasting in Git Bash. Excerpt as follows:

Copying and Pasting in Git Bash

The default way to copy/paste in Git Bash is by using the menu (accessed by going to the top left) to "mark" to select what you want to copy and then use the menu again to paste.

This gets inefficient pretty quickly, so it's a good idea to set up QuickEdit mode to make copying and pasting much faster. To do this, go to Menu->Properties and in the Options tab select QuickEdit Mode.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Jul 28 '16 at 05:26

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I'm not running the git bash from cmd, just run the git-bash.exe. The paste is effective, my main question is when I use mouse to select test on git bash window, it always prompted ^C in git bash command line, that's painful, is there anyway can suppress this? – sunny_lunars Jul 28 '16 at 05:47
Your question was "How do you copy from gitbash（Git Bash)" – CryptoPiggy Jul 28 '16 at 05:50
Ok. you're right. I upload the pic again, I only allow to upload one pic now. My git-bash dropdown menu is like the one I just uploaded(can click the "enter image description here" to see). The pic you showed is the one for git-cmd in my environment. May be the interface changed in new version. – sunny_lunars Jul 28 '16 at 06:00
If run in command, it calls git-cmd.exe not git-bash.exe. git-cmd.exe in command run can work normal. Thanks for you advice. – sunny_lunars Jul 28 '16 at 06:13
I knew you'd get there eventually. ;-) Glad I could help. Please select my answer. :-) – CryptoPiggy Jul 28 '16 at 06:16
sincerely, I'm not found how to select your answer, I just registered and really new to this, or could you show me? – sunny_lunars Jul 28 '16 at 06:23
Sure. There's a 'Tick' symbol and an up arrow to the top-left of my `Answer`. Pls click them both. :-) – CryptoPiggy Jul 28 '16 at 06:25

christianbueno.1 · Answer 2 · 2017-10-06T17:23:39.137

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on windows 10
Git-bash( git version 2.14.1.windows.1)

copy: CTRL + INSERT
paste: SHIFT + INSERT

Source here

edited Oct 06 '17 at 17:23

answered Oct 06 '17 at 17:18

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MJ Montes · Answer 3 · 2019-05-19T06:25:44.577

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Copy: Ctrl + (Left Click Highlight)
Paste: Right Click

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answered May 18 '19 at 11:34

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 20 '18 at 20:14

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I use the mouse:

mark
right click -> copy
right click -> paste

answered Jul 20 '18 at 20:14

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Cleberson Gomes da Costa · Answer 5 · 2017-11-02T20:51:00.307

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You can use autohotkeys to convert Shift + Insert to another shotcut you want. I use this way in my autohotkeys file:

^+v::^Ins

To me is better Ctrl+Shift+V instead of Ctrl+V to avoid compatibility issues with vim, but if you don't use vim you can use the common way.

Another solution is use console emulators like conemu it allows you edit all shotcuts.

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answered Nov 02 '17 at 01:43

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Arun Kumar B · Answer 6 · 2021-08-03T18:58:35.863

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In my Git Bash, I've done Left click down > Selected text > Left click up. The selected text remains selected. ^C doesn't appear on the console.

^C appears on the console only if I click Ctrl+C.

Your settings are different from the default settings. Use the default settings.
mintty version: 3.4.4 (x86_64-pc-mysys) [Windows 19042]

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answered Aug 03 '21 at 17:35

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score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 03 '17 at 02:01

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some other software which intercept your signal: check your processes and try to close/kill as much as possible to see if the issue persists. in my case its YodaoDict.exe

answered Mar 03 '17 at 02:01

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