How to paste into a terminal?

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I have copied a URL, such as git://gitorious.org/openhatch/oh-mainline.git. I want to paste this in the terminal using a keyboard shortcut.

Please don't say "right click and paste."

Boyles answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:16 Comment(2)

Because I'm detail-oriented: "bash" is not a terminal. bash is a shell program that the user communicates with using a terminal. – Trophozoite 26/8, 2011 at 0:24

"right click and paste" muahahaha I said it – Lindemann 22/11, 2017 at 0:1

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Gnome terminal defaults to ControlShiftv

OSX terminal defaults to Commandv. You can also use CommandControlv to paste the text in escaped form.

Windows 7 terminal defaults to CtrlShiftInsert

Palm answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:17 Comment(1)

Control-Shift-v also works for the terminator terminal emulator – Bothy 4/10, 2014 at 23:1

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Shift + Insert usually works throughout X11.

Cragsman answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:17 Comment(4)

shift + INS prints b in terminal. – Boyles 19/8, 2011 at 15:20

@kracekumar, then that's the last thing you selected. – Freudian 30/5, 2014 at 15:59

There are two clipboards (on linux systems), shift-insert pastes text which has previously been selected. Ctrl-v (or Right-click and copy) usually puts text in a different buffer, to paste from this buffer Ctrl-Shift-v (or right-click and paste). – Bothy 4/10, 2014 at 23:6

Works in whatever terminal Puppy uses! Thanks! – Virginiavirginie 23/11, 2015 at 21:36

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Mostly likely middle click your mouse.

Or try Shift + Insert.

It all depends on terminal used and X11-config for mouse.

Seligmann answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:17 Comment(1)

Well middle click inserts directly without any menu if that was bothering you, and it is very fast if you already selected the text with your mouse. Else I agree a keyboard shortcut is faster. – Outfall 19/8, 2011 at 15:20

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same for Terminator

Ctrl + Shift + V

Look at your terminal key-bindings if any if that doesn't work

Reassure answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:19 Comment(0)

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In Konsole (KDE terminal) is the same, Ctrl + Shift + V

Saxe answered 19/8, 2011 at 15:18 Comment(0)

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On windows 7:

Ctrl + Shift + Ins

works for me!

Brigidbrigida answered 1/8, 2012 at 17:37 Comment(1)

Worked on putty on Ubuntu – Clearance 1/8, 2013 at 7:50

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Like this article How to copy paste text and commands in the Linux terminal mentioned.
You can use middle mouse button to implement the functionality of paste. I tested it on terminal successfully.

Heddi answered 16/8, 2022 at 1:42 Comment(0)

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