How-tos
Turn on quick copy/paste
Quick copy/paste is a per-device toggle that enables familiar mouse-driven copy and paste:
- Auto-copy on selection — selected text writes to the clipboard immediately on selection (no Cmd-C needed).
- Right-click paste — right-clicking in the pane pastes the clipboard.
- Middle-click paste — middle-clicking pastes too (familiar to X11 users).
Off by default. When off, the terminal behaves like a normal terminal — Cmd/Ctrl-C and Cmd/Ctrl-V do what you’d expect.
Steps
When adding a new device
- Open the new-device dialog (sidebar + button).
- Fill in the device fields.
- Tick Quick copy/paste.
- Click Save.
On an existing device
- Right-click the device row in the sidebar.
- Pick Edit device….
- Tick Quick copy/paste.
- Click Save. The change takes effect on the next click in any open pane for this device.
What still asks for confirmation
Multi-line pastes always prompt for confirmation regardless
of the quick copy/paste setting. Pasting a \n-bearing clipboard
into a network device sends each line as a separate command, so
the prompt is a guardrail against an accidental “I copied 40 lines
of config and middle-clicked”.
The confirm dialog shows the full paste preview and the line count. Click Paste to send, Cancel to abort.
What clicks do when quick copy/paste is OFF
| Action | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Left-click drag | Selects text. Selection is NOT auto-copied; use Cmd/Ctrl-C. |
| Right-click | Default terminal context menu. |
| Middle-click | Default terminal behavior (typically does nothing). |
| Cmd/Ctrl-V | Pastes (single-line goes through immediately; multi-line prompts). |
What clicks do when quick copy/paste is ON
| Action | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Left-click drag | Selects text. Selection auto-copies to the clipboard. |
| Right-click | Reads clipboard, pastes. Single-line goes through; multi-line prompts. |
| Middle-click | Reads clipboard, pastes. Single-line goes through; multi-line prompts. |
| Cmd/Ctrl-V | Same as right-click. |