Select text in iTerm using keyboard

Question

Is there a way to select text in iTerm OSX using keyboard?

Answer 1

Yes! In iTerm2, do this:

1. Cmd-F
2. Type some text that matches part of what you want to copy.
3. When you have a partial match on what you want to copy, you can expand the selection. Press tab to grow it one word to the right; press shift-tab to grow it one word to the left.

As soon as you press tab or shift-tab, it is copied to the clipboard. You can press option-Enter to immediately paste the selection and close the find bar at once.

Alternatively, the autocorrect feature reduces the need for copy-paste. Just type the start of some text that is either on the screen or you have copy-pasted recently and press cmd-;. A popup window appears and you can choose from there. Autocorrect works best for a single word, though.