Double click to select should span multiline wrapped output #16643

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opened 2026-01-31 05:18:15 +00:00 by claunia · 2 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 05:18:15 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2022):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #6178 for more discussion.

/dup #6178

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2022): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #6178 for more discussion. /dup #6178
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2022):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#16643