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How to Copy and Paste in the Windows Command Prompt
by V. Laurie, TechSupportAlert.com
2 January 2014
![cmdcfg1.gif cmdcfg1.gif](https://forum.psychlinks.ca/data/attachments/4/4746-c18fc622254a04b38b84df7853acfef9.jpg)
Sometimes it is convenient to copy something from a document or file and paste it into the Windows command line. Long commands are easily mistyped and a copy-and-paste operation is often the best way to proceed, The usual keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V doesn?t work but there is an easy way to enable copying and pasting into the command line. Here is the procedure:
![command-line-right-click-3.png command-line-right-click-3.png](https://forum.psychlinks.ca/data/attachments/4/4747-eb13a345c1d42efa82dfc6322d67e60d.jpg)
Now whenever you want to paste some text into the command prompt, copy it to the clipboard the usual way and then right-click on the desired location in the command line. The copied text will be pasted.
This tip applies to Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8. And there you have it - no more struggling with trying to type long complicated commands.
by V. Laurie, TechSupportAlert.com
2 January 2014
![cmdcfg1.gif cmdcfg1.gif](https://forum.psychlinks.ca/data/attachments/4/4746-c18fc622254a04b38b84df7853acfef9.jpg)
Sometimes it is convenient to copy something from a document or file and paste it into the Windows command line. Long commands are easily mistyped and a copy-and-paste operation is often the best way to proceed, The usual keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V doesn?t work but there is an easy way to enable copying and pasting into the command line. Here is the procedure:
- Open a command prompt (See this previous tip for the procedure)
- Click the little icon in the upper left corner of the command prompt window (outlined in white in example figure on right)
- In the menu that opens, choose ?Properties? (Example shown in figure on right)
- In the dialog box that opens, make sure the "Options" tab is selected and then place a check by ?QuickEdit Mode? (Shown in figure below)
- Click the ?OK? button (not shown in figure)
![command-line-right-click-3.png command-line-right-click-3.png](https://forum.psychlinks.ca/data/attachments/4/4747-eb13a345c1d42efa82dfc6322d67e60d.jpg)
Now whenever you want to paste some text into the command prompt, copy it to the clipboard the usual way and then right-click on the desired location in the command line. The copied text will be pasted.
This tip applies to Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8. And there you have it - no more struggling with trying to type long complicated commands.