how to copy-past on command line?

jameshao · 09-13-2001, 12:12 PM

Hi,

I don't know how to use my 2 key mouse to do highlight (copy)-paste on command line, just as 3 key mouse does on Unix machine. When installing my (RedHat 7.1) system, I choosed "generic PS/2 mouse and checked "emulate" box. I assume that by combining with "shift" key, the mouse could work like 3 key mouse. But It turns out not to be the case on command line mode.

Could any one help to solve this problem? Thanks so much in advance.

James

phek · 09-13-2001, 02:15 PM

the third button is clicking both of them at the same time, at least with current slackware versions... I remember back in 2.x version of slackware it used to be shift+button so I'm sure its not to hard to change.

jharris · 09-13-2001, 02:30 PM

Note that this thread is crossed with http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...&threadid=6501

cheers

Jamie...

jay73 · 02-01-2009, 12:18 AM

But why would you be using a 7.1 RH system in the year 2009? RH7 was succeeded by RH 8 and 9, then by RedHat Enterprise 1,2,3,4 and currently 5. In short, you are using the equivalent of windows 98 or windows 2000...

phek · 02-01-2009, 02:10 PM

might want to take a look at the year this was posted.

jay73 · 02-01-2009, 03:55 PM

Now that you mention it, yes, but wtf? How did a post that old re-appear as if it had been submitted only recently? I sure did not go hunting through the archives to dig it up again, even though I appear to be the first one to have responded after eight years of silence. So how did it get back from the dead?