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I am running a java script, which has some text output. I'd like to copy/paste that output. If I do ⌘-A, it copies everything that's been typed that session, even if I typed clear beforehand. How can I copy only what is currently displayed?

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  • Use your mouse to select the text you want to copy and hit ⌘-C or Right-click then copy. – romainl Jun 16 '14 at 20:01
  • It's a lot of text. This would take forever – Adam_G Jun 16 '14 at 20:26
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    "only what is currently displayed?" is almost certainly less than 80 lines. It would take what? Half a second? A full second? – romainl Jun 16 '14 at 20:34
  • How would you possibly know what my java program outputs? It's about 10,000 lines – Adam_G Jun 16 '14 at 21:19
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    I have no idea what your program outputs but you asked "How can I copy only what is currently displayed?" So… do you want to copy the whole output (use pbcopy) or "what's currently displayed" (select then Cmd+C)? – romainl Jun 16 '14 at 21:54
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echo 'sup3ru53r' | pbcopy

  • Select the text and copy (⌘ cmd+C)
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  • What do I put in place of sup3ru53r? – Adam_G Jun 16 '14 at 20:27
  • The thing you want to copy. I'm not familiar with java but you need to type the command to run the script instead of the echo sup3ru53r – ᔕᖺᘎᕊ Jun 16 '14 at 20:34
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Without modifying your code, you can...:

  • Set the number of buffered lines equal to your screen size, in Terminal Preferences. It can be found under the Settings tab, and then the Windows button.
  • Clear the scrollback buffer with cmd-K immediately before running your script, then use cmd-A C as normal.
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