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How to copy / paste text in gitk

Problem: How to copy / paste text from git? Text select and Ctrl-C + Ctrl-V does not paste the copied text. And there is no Edit / Copy / Paste menu item. Solution: gitk supports the normal X...

/* Dec 2, 2011 */ ~1 min read

Problem:

How to copy / paste text from git?

Text select and Ctrl-C + Ctrl-V does not paste the copied text. And there is no Edit / Copy / Paste menu item.

Solution:

gitk supports the normal X clipboard, thus

1. Select text, Ctrl-C to copy.

2. Paste text into X terminal window used to start gitk ! It does paste here.

3. Next do copy / paste again to any of your editor / tool.

Voila !