How to copy text in the Windows command line 'cmd'?

Question

Is there any way to copy text that's shown in the Command Prompt window C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe to the clipboard?

Answer 1

Right click on the title bar and go to edit menu
All the options you need are there (copy, paste, select)

or To change the option to allow quick editing

Right click on the title bar and go to properties > quickedit mode enable.
Now you don't need to go through the edit menu to select or copy or paste.

Enter short cut to copy
Right click short cut to paste
Left click drag to select text.

Every thing is put into a the system clip board so crtl + v will work in to other applications like notepad.

Answer 2

You need to right click and select Mark

You can then highlight the rectangle of text you want to copy.

Then hit Return to copy it into the clipboard.

Answer 3

1. Enter marking mode: Alt+Space,E,K
   ^{(yes, these are just the hotkeys for the process described in nelaar's answer)}.

2. Move the cursor with the arrow keys to the start of your selection (the selection is rectangular).

3. Hold Shift to select text while using the arrow keys to expand your selection.

4. Press Enter to copy the selection to the clipboard.

Answer 4

1. Right click and and select mark

2. Block the text that you want to copy (by hold Shift key + bottom , top, right, or left)

3. Press "ENTER"

4. Paste it into notepad or other (MS. Word, Etc.).

Answer 5

I got Windows 10 Home. When I want to repeat (copy) a command or part of if I've written previously I just keep pressed the mouse left button to select the are I want to copy, release the button, place the cursor where I want to copy it and tap twice the mouse right botton and that's all, it is copied. That's on cmd.

Answer 6

For newer windows version, you can now just "export text"