https://scripter.co/tags/mouse/Recent content in mouse on A Scripter's Notesen-uskaushal.modi@gmail.com (Kaushal Modi)kaushal.modi@gmail.com (Kaushal Modi)Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:24:58 -0400Hugo -- gohugo.iohttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlhttps://scripter.co/tmux-shift-plus-mouse/<blockquote>Using mouse to copy/paste in <code>tmux</code> <em>panes</em>.</blockquote><p>I had been missing the <em>&ldquo;select and middle-click&rdquo;</em> method for copying and pasting stuff in <code>tmux</code> panes.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://superuser.com/questions/598718/how-do-i-select-entire-words-with-tmuxs-mouse-mode">this</a> post, I learned that I can use the <kbd>Shift</kbd> key and bypass <code>tmux</code>&rsquo;s own copy and paste method.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Key/Mouse Binding</th> <th>Action</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + Mouse left button double-click</td> <td>Copies the double-clicked word</td> </tr> <tr> <td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + Select using mouse</td> <td>Copies the selection</td> </tr> <tr> <td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + Mouse middle button click</td> <td>Pastes the copied text using above method in the <code>tmux</code> pane</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Kaushal.Modi@fakeEmailToMakeValidatorHappy.com (Kaushal Modi)unixtmuxmousecopypastehttps://scripter.co/tmux-shift-plus-mouse/Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:47:46 -0400