How to perform a "Select all" via keyboard, in recent versions of Gnome Terminal?
Solution 1
It seems like that option has been voluntarily removed.
The closest I can get to get something similar is enabling "Enable mnemonics (such as Alt+F to open the File menu)" in Edit > Preferences:
And use ALT+E,↓,↓,ENTER to select all.
Solution 2
Enable e.g. Shift + Ctrl + A as the shortcut key for Select All in Preferences → Shortcuts.
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Marcus
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Marcus over 1 year
In (X)Ubuntu 14.04, I was able to perform a
Select All
operation via keyboard, in Gnome Terminal, invoking the menu (Alt-E -> A).With more recent versions of (X)Ubuntu, I've noticed that the shortcuts for the menu bar are not available anymore.
For some operations, it's possible to set a direct shortcut (eg.
Reset and clear terminal
), but not forSelect All
.Is there a way I can perform this operation via keyboard?
Note: I refer strictly to Gnome Terminal, not other terminal applications.
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egmont over 8 yearsI've filed a bug here: bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757512
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