Double click to select should span multiline wrapped output #16640

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opened 2026-01-31 05:18:12 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @phil-blain on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022).

Please consider adding a feature to select a multi line string with double click. I often work with tokens or something base64 encoded. I usually was able to double click multi line string to select all of the lines using other terminals. With Windows Terminal, double click selects one line only. I have to drag the selection from the beginning to end with special care not to select leading or trailing spaces. WSLtty example of expected behavior:

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Originally posted by @vizzard in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3196#issuecomment-702439133

This is also essential for copying long paths that span multiple lines.

Originally created by @phil-blain on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022). Please consider adding a feature to select a multi line string with double click. I often work with tokens or something base64 encoded. I usually was able to double click multi line string to select all of the lines using other terminals. With Windows Terminal, double click selects one line only. I have to drag the selection from the beginning to end with special care not to select leading or trailing spaces. WSLtty example of expected behavior: ![S9fnmuw60O](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10224938/94870959-22543600-0449-11eb-9bd2-aa10f848f4fa.gif) _Originally posted by @vizzard in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3196#issuecomment-702439133_ This is also essential for copying long paths that span multiple lines.
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 05:18:12 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#16640