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[Explore Stack Internal](https://stackoverflow.co/internal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=superuser-community&utm_campaign=side-bar&utm_content=explore-teams-compact-popover) # [How to copy the terminal output?](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output) [Ask Question](https://superuser.com/questions/ask) Asked 14 years, 4 months ago Modified [4 years, 9 months ago](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output?lastactivity "2021-06-08 07:38:49Z") Viewed 117k times This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 11 Save this question. Show activity on this post. I executed commands in the terminal and there are outputs shown in the terminal. I want to select all the screen shown. How to achieve that ? - [linux](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/linux "show questions tagged 'linux'") - [ubuntu](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/ubuntu "show questions tagged 'ubuntu'") [Share](https://superuser.com/q/357248 "Short permalink to this question") Share a link to this question Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this question](https://superuser.com/posts/357248/edit) Follow Follow this question to receive notifications asked Nov 14, 2011 at 11:57 [](https://superuser.com/users/105308/andy-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-andrianiaina) [Andy Frédéric ANDRIANIAINA](https://superuser.com/users/105308/andy-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-andrianiaina) 35122 gold badges55 silver badges1313 bronze badges 1 - 2 Is selecting it with the mouse and copying (`Ctrl-Shift-C`) not an option? slhck – [slhck](https://superuser.com/users/48078/slhck "236,899 reputation") 2011-11-14 12:05:11 +00:00 [Commented Nov 14, 2011 at 12:05](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output#comment394384_357248) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \| ## 5 Answers 5 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) This answer is useful 11 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. There are 2 options, 1. Either you can copy-paste the selected text using `Ctrl + Shift + C` and `Ctrl + Shift + V` in which you have freedom what things to copy OR 2. Redirect the text to a file using redirection > program1 \>outputfile.txt 2\>errorfile.txt here, all the stdout will go to outputfile.txt while all the stderr will go to errorfile.txt. P.S. from the comments below, 1. Select the text to be pasted, and use mouse middle button (scroll wheel button) to paste it at desired place. [Share](https://superuser.com/a/357249 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/357249/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications [edited Jun 12, 2020 at 13:48](https://superuser.com/posts/357249/revisions "show all edits to this post") [](https://superuser.com/users/-1/community) [Community](https://superuser.com/users/-1/community)Bot 1 answered Nov 14, 2011 at 12:10 [](https://superuser.com/users/99319/vineet-menon) [Vineet Menon](https://superuser.com/users/99319/vineet-menon) 74611 gold badge66 silver badges1616 bronze badges 3 - 2 There's also the buffer. In most terminal emulators I've used, if you copy over some text, you can paste it elsewhere with a click of the scroll wheel. Rob – [Rob](https://superuser.com/users/97687/rob "2,422 reputation") 2011-11-14 15:30:48 +00:00 [Commented Nov 14, 2011 at 15:30](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output#comment394480_357249) - @Rob: not only in terminals, anywhere. This trick is little known, even by some old time Linux users. m0skit0 – [m0skit0](https://superuser.com/users/94498/m0skit0 "1,337 reputation") 2011-11-14 17:35:42 +00:00 [Commented Nov 14, 2011 at 17:35](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output#comment394545_357249) - I could've sworn it wasn't working properly in my browser, don't have my netbook with me to check. Rob – [Rob](https://superuser.com/users/97687/rob "2,422 reputation") 2011-11-14 17:45:24 +00:00 [Commented Nov 14, 2011 at 17:45](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output#comment394547_357249) [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 6 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. ## Save console output into a file: 1. **`tee`** command **tee** command - read from standard input and write to standard output and files. It automatically creates file and save, all the output of cmd `ps -ax` into a file named as `processes_info` in the same folder from where the cmd has run. ``` user@admin:~$ ps -ax | tee processes_info ``` 1. **`script`** command **script** command - make typescript of terminal session. ``` user@admin:~$ script my_console_output.txt ``` This creates a file named as `my_console_output.txt` and will open a subshell and records all information through this session. After this, script get started and whatever the console output, it will get stored in the file `my_console_output.txt`; unless and until the script ends when the forked shell exits. (e.g., when the user types `exit` or when `CTRL``D` is typed.) ``` user@admin:~$ script -c "ps ax" processes_info.txt ``` - it starts the script; - creates the file `processes_info.txt`; - stores the console output into the file; - end (close) the script. 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Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 3 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. First define a shortcut for marking all. (<https://askubuntu.com/a/1291548/676490>) 1. Go to Menu-\>Preferences-\>Shortcuts 2. From **Edit** selection choose "Select All" 3. Then to assign press Ctrl+Shift+A [CC-BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/): Biddut Mitra *** - `Ctrl+Shift+A` - `Ctrl+Shift+C` - go whereever you want to paste it - `Ctrl+v` [Share](https://superuser.com/a/1644892 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/1644892/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Apr 27, 2021 at 9:31 [](https://superuser.com/users/631374/jokalliauer) [JoKalliauer](https://superuser.com/users/631374/jokalliauer) 28433 silver badges88 bronze badges [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 1 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. As opposed to the solutions suggested above, you may get into a situation where the output was *already* printed and you weren't smart enough to know beforehand that you'd like to record it somehow. In that case, you can at least save to a file the text that can be seen at the moment in your TTY using the backlog via `/dev/vcs#`. For example if you were using `/dev/tty1`, this terminal's backlog is available in `/dev/vcs1` so for example: ``` # cat /dev/vcs1 > tty1.log ``` Credits are reserved for The Arch Wiki: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Copying_text_from_a_terminal#Accessing_Linux_terminal_backlog> [Share](https://superuser.com/a/1465476 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/1465476/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Jul 29, 2019 at 22:27 [](https://superuser.com/users/430539/doron-behar) [Doron Behar](https://superuser.com/users/430539/doron-behar) 28133 silver badges99 bronze badges [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| This answer is useful 0 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. # For windows users > I know this is off-topic to the question, but having all info under the same question helps rather than creating a dupe ## Scenario - You didn't think through and let a command display it's output rather than save it to a file - My speciic solution is for cmd.exe on windows, might work for poweshell as well (not tested) ## 1\. Small amount of text ### Option 1: use your mouse 1. click and drag mouse across the text you want to copy [](https://i.sstatic.net/GHRVD.png) 2. click enter (return key) Now the text is in your clipboard ### Option 2: use the "mark" menu 1. right click on the title bar and navigate down and select mark. See screenshot below [](https://i.sstatic.net/QdrVM.png) 2. click and drag mouse across the text you want to copy [](https://i.sstatic.net/GHRVD.png) 3. click enter (return key) Now the text is in your clipboard ## 2\. Large amount of text - Say, you have a lot of terminal output you want to copy - This is limited to your terminal buffer size, so you should have selected a large terminal buffer in either defaults or in the properties of cmd window (see above screenshot for that menu item), else that text is just lost (not sure if windows stores cmd output somewhere). - This is the main "trick" I wanted to note here. Cause even though I consider myself a power user, I didn't know this. Here are the steps 1. right click the titlebar and nagivate and click select all [](https://i.sstatic.net/8DBI0.png) 2. click enter (return key) Now **all the text** is in your clipboard [Share](https://superuser.com/a/1571311 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://superuser.com/posts/1571311/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Jul 24, 2020 at 14:27 [](https://superuser.com/users/181696/dheeraj-bhaskar) [Dheeraj Bhaskar](https://superuser.com/users/181696/dheeraj-bhaskar) 41344 silver badges1010 bronze badges [Add a comment](https://superuser.com/questions/357248/how-to-copy-the-terminal-output "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. 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## Save console output into a file: 1. **`tee`** command **tee** command - read from standard input and write to standard output and files. It automatically creates file and save, all the output of cmd `ps -ax` into a file named as `processes_info` in the same folder from where the cmd has run. ``` user@admin:~$ ps -ax | tee processes_info ``` 1. **`script`** command **script** command - make typescript of terminal session. ``` user@admin:~$ script my_console_output.txt ``` This creates a file named as `my_console_output.txt` and will open a subshell and records all information through this session. After this, script get started and whatever the console output, it will get stored in the file `my_console_output.txt`; unless and until the script ends when the forked shell exits. (e.g., when the user types `exit` or when `CTRL``D` is typed.) ``` user@admin:~$ script -c "ps ax" processes_info.txt ``` - it starts the script; - creates the file `processes_info.txt`; - stores the console output into the file; - end (close) the script. Other example: ``` script -c 'echo "Hello, World!"' hello.txt ```