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John Salerno wrote:
> Hi everyone. I just installed cygwin on WinXP and I'm wondering if there
> is a way to copy and paste in the command prompt, like in Linux? I
> figured the cygwin terminal would look and act more like the bash shell,
> but so far it doesn't for me. Does this mean I'm still using a DOS
> prompt? (Despite the $ prompt instead of C:\)?

It's not a DOS prompt, but Windows' wonderful console window :-) Windows has
two basic types of programs: 'console' and 'GUI'. Console processes are run
inside a console window, and GUI programs (usually) create their own windows.

Unfortunately, Windows' console is braindead compared to Linux terminals. In a
regular console window, you can click on the icon (or press ALT+SPACE) to
bring up the menu. 'Edit' submenu has mark/copy/paste operations.

I'm not sure, but I think Cygwin's rxvt is better. You could also try running
xterm (you'll have to install Cygwin/X)


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