Configure rxvt cutchars #1553

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claunia · 2026-01-30T22:30:12Z

claunia commented

2026-01-30 22:30:12 +00:00

Originally created by @andb0t on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.765]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): don't know

Any other software? WSL, tmux

Description of problem

I have the problem described in this stack exchance thread and in my issue on WSL: I use tmux as terminal multiplexer. It has vertical bars | as window separators, which appear in the WSL ubuntu 18.04 shell as normal | characters. When I want to copy&paste a word by double clicking, which touches the border, i.e. the | char, the | char is also selected. I would like to exclude | from double-click selections and make them a cutchar. This can be done on linux like this in some rxvt config file (which one?):

URxvt*.cutchars: "()*,;<>[]{}|`\"'#│"'`"

How do I configure this in WSL (or in cmd.exe or powershell.exe, which as I understand use the windows console as well)?

Steps to reproduce

Simply type a string including | (e.g. left|right) and double click it. It will highlight the entire string instead of just the left or right side of the | where you were clicking. In your browser, most likely, double clicking the string will work as I would like to have it in the WSL as well.

Expected behavior

I would like to only highlight (and copy&paste) one side of the |.

Actual behavior

It highlights the whole string.

Originally created by @andb0t on GitHub (Jun 8, 2019). # Environment ```none Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.765] Windows Terminal version (if applicable): don't know Any other software? WSL, tmux ``` # Description of problem I have the problem described in this [stack exchance thread](https://superuser.com/questions/692988/is-there-a-way-to-set-margins-paddings-in-tmux) and in [my issue on WSL](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4087): I use tmux as terminal multiplexer. It has vertical bars `|` as window separators, which appear in the WSL ubuntu 18.04 shell as normal `|` characters. When I want to copy&paste a word by double clicking, which touches the border, i.e. the `|` char, the `|` char is also selected. I would like to exclude `|` from double-click selections and make them a cutchar. This can be done on linux like this in some rxvt config file (which one?): ``` URxvt*.cutchars: "()*,;<>[]{}|`\"'#│"'`" ``` How do I configure this in WSL (or in cmd.exe or powershell.exe, which as I understand use the windows console as well)? # Steps to reproduce Simply type a string including `|` (e.g. left|right) and double click it. It will highlight the entire string instead of just the left or right side of the `|` where you were clicking. In your browser, most likely, double clicking the string will work as I would like to have it in the WSL as well. # Expected behavior I would like to only highlight (and copy&paste) one side of the `|`. # Actual behavior It highlights the whole string.

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2019):

I believe this is a dupe of #988.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2019): I believe this is a dupe of #988.