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Copy does NOT work as expected #6008

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opened 2026-01-31 00:27:46 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:27:46 +00:00
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Originally created by @edhcah on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020).

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Windows build number: 10.0.18363.592
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.8.10091.0

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# Steps to reproduce

**Scenario 1:**
1. Enter text at the prompt of a Windows Terminal session.
2. Select that text using the mouse.
3. Press CTRL+C.
4. results in ^C and a new line at the prompt

**Scenario 2:**
1. Run a command in a Windows Terminal session.
2. Select text from within the output using the mouse.
3. Press CTRL+C.
4. results in ^C and a new line at the prompt

# Expected behavior

Copy should work as it does in cmd.exe and powershell.exe.  When you select text with the mouse anywhere in a command prompt window or PowerShell window with the mouse (or keyboard) you are able to copy that selection using CTRL+C.

# Actual behavior

CTRL+C for copy does not work in Windows Terminal unless you select text from the active prompt.  If you run a command, for instance DIR, and then what to copy text from the output, the only option that will successfully copy is a mouse right-click.  Pressing CTRL+C will only output ^C and a new line at the prompt.

Additionally, you can only use CTRL+C, even from the prompt, if you've selected text using the keyboard (i.e. SHIFT + arrow keys).  If you use the mouse to select any text in Terminal and try to use CTRL+C to copy it, it results in ^C and a new line at the prompt.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020):

Thanks for the bug report! The default keybinding for copy is Ctrl+Shift+C. If you want to bind Ctrl+C as copy, you can do so by following this doc.

There's a good number of threads that discuss this, but the most recent is /dup #4078

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020): Thanks for the bug report! The default keybinding for copy is <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+C</kbd>. If you want to bind <kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd> as `copy`, you can do so by following [this doc](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/doc/user-docs/UsingJsonSettings.md#adding-copy-and-paste-keybindings). There's a good number of threads that discuss this, but the most recent is /dup #4078
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:27:46 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2020):

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 (Jan 17, 2020): 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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