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How do I effectively copy and paste input and output in the Windows PowerShell?

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  • To select text in PowerShell with the mouse, just select it as usual.
  • To copy the selected text to the clipboard you have to either hit Enter, or right-click.
  • To paste into the Powershell window, right click.
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This is what I was missing, thanks! To actually copy it is necessary to press Enter. – orschiro Mar 28 '12 at 17:13
It is not necessary for me, but I have quickedit turned on in properties. – EBGreen Mar 28 '12 at 17:20
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Powershell functions like most terminal emulators (like PuTTY) - selecting text automatically copies it to your clipboard, and right-clicking pastes the content of your keyboard at your cursor.

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Hello Rilgon, That was my first intuition but it does not work. Nothing gets copied to the clipboard. – orschiro Mar 28 '12 at 16:55
That's strange, because I definitely just tried it myself just to make sure it was right, and it worked just fine. – Rilgon Arcsinh Mar 28 '12 at 16:55
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Try this from the MSDN website: Copy console screen to system clipboard . This its self is a PS script, but it copies what is currently on the window to a file.

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