Copy and paste in Terminal

[Alex]

Hi,

> I think the behaviour to expect now a days is,
>
> 1. If you select but don't copy with either of the following then it
>    is expected that you should be able to paste with a click of the
>    middle button.
>    + right click copy from the context menu
>    + Ctrl + c (on regular desktop applications)
>    + Ctrl + Shift + c (on the terminal)
>
> 2. If you _do_ copy, then you should be able to paste with the usual,
>    Ctrl + v or Ctrl + Shift + v.

Guys, thanks very much. I'm sure I can get used to the middle mouse button.

I also knew about gpm for the console, but what selection managers
could be running in X11?

Thanks again,
Alex