Ruby. How can I copy and paste in irb on Windows?
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02-07-2019 - |
Question
How can I copy and paste in irb (Interactive Ruby Shell) on Windows?
Solution
To avoid having to open the drop-down menu and clicking, you need to change the command window settings. To do this, right-click the title bar, choose Properties, turn on "QuickEdit Mode" under the Properties tab (and keep "Insert Mode" on), then OK.
Now, to copy: drag to select, right-click to copy.
To paste: right-click with no selection.
OTHER TIPS
To copy: Hit alt-space, choose Edit, choose Mark, drag-select the text, hit enter.
To paste: Hit alt-space, choose Edit, choose Paste.
For CLI copy/paste:
Ctrl+insert ==copy Shift+insert == paste
You might want to consider using Console, a replacement for Windows' terrible command-line chrome. It offers fully redefinable keyboard shortcuts plus tabs, so it's ideal for IRB.
check out console2--very nice and allows you to paste by using right click or what not.
Update: conemu is even better: http://conemu.github.io/