Mac – How to copy and paste selected text in nano on a Mac

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I’m using nano in iTerm2, I can mark the text using ctrl+^ but I'm not able to copy and paste the text. I know that ctrl+k can be used cut the entire line. What is the keyboard shortcut for copying only marked text in nano?

Best Answer

  1. Set the mark to start highlighting the text : Ctrl+6 or Ctrl+Shift+6
  2. Copy the highlighted text: Option+6 or Option+Shift+6
  3. Paste the text: Ctrl+u

Note: Your meta key should mapped to the Option / Alt key (by default it would be mapped to the Esc key in case of iTerm.

On iTerm, you can do this by going to Preferences -> Profiles -> Keys and set Left option key and Right option key to Esc+

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