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Ruby. How can I copy and paste in irb on Windows?

How can I copy and paste in irb (Interactive Ruby Shell) on Windows?

Solution

  • To avoid having to open the drop-down menu and clicking, you need to change the command window settings. To do this, right-click the title bar, choose Properties, turn on "QuickEdit Mode" under the Properties tab (and keep "Insert Mode" on), then OK.

    Now, to copy: drag to select, right-click to copy.

    To paste: right-click with no selection.