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I know there are a lot of threads, tutorials and questions about how to work around it, but I do not get, WHY you simply cannot use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to insert a line for example from the browser into the bash (Linux) / cmd (Windows).

Is there a specific reason why this isn't yet implemented?

It works like this:

  • Ctrl+C from the source
  • Right Click -> Paste in the Bash or CMD
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Control key sequences like Ctrl-V have been in use in individual command line apps since the time before Mac-like windowed environments first appeared. I assume that terminal emulator developers are reluctant to break compatibility just to cater to GUI shortcut conventions, with the thinking that the majority of command line users are expecting Ctrl-V go through properly to their command line apps that use it for something and the majority of GUI users don't go anywhere near the command line.

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