

To change the shortcut for cut/copy/paste, open the terminal, go to the Preferences section, and find an option labeled Keyboard Shortcuts, Shortcuts, Keyboard, or the like. Changing the Default Keyboard ShortcutsĪlmost every Linux terminal emulator lets you modify the preassigned keyboard shortcuts. You can, however, change these keyboard shortcuts if you want. When the new shortcuts were introduced on Unix and Linux, Ctrl + X was changed to include the Shift key, to maintain consistency. Similarly, Ctrl + V was used for a verbatim insert. Before the introduction of a system-wide clipboard, Ctrl + C was, and still is, the standard shortcut to terminate a running program on Unix. The underlying reason for this behavior lies in Linux's Unix roots. Similarly, to paste a string of text, press Ctrl + Shift + V. The correct keyboard shortcut to copy text within a Linux terminal is Ctrl + Shift + C, and Ctrl + Shift + X for cutting.

onoma at 20:22 I notice Ubuntu won't let me use Ctrl-C/V to copy/paste, I have to use the mouse. Close the Windows Terminal, rename the profiles,json file to and open it again. This is a globally accepted convention and almost all operating systems have this combination dedicated to copying text. You can also let Windows Terminal generate the file for you. The standard keyboard shortcut for copying text is Ctrl + C. Copying and Pasting Text Using Keyboard Shortcuts
