PuTTY window does not allow me to copy/paste from/to Windows

Question

My PuTTY window does not allow me to copy/paste from/to Windows? I see other people do it, but in Windows -copy- and in PuTTY-window right-click does nothing

Solution 1

you can enable this option in your putty configuration page(category > windows > selection)

Compromise(middle extends, Right pastes)

Hope this helps!

Solution 2

First enable

Compromise(middle extends, Right pastes)

in your puTTy configuration page(category -> windows -> selection) then copy text from windows as usual Ctrl + c. Then

SHIFT + Ins

in puTTY should work!

Comments

[Ravindra Bawane]

Mike, based on his question, on the very last sentence of your answer is applicable. He specified he's pasting INTO Putty an external source, and that Right-Click isn't working to paste.

[Mike Diglio]

Understood - I was just laying the base on how Copy/Paste works in PuTTY and to make sure that he was, in-fact, copy/pasting the way PuTTY handles it.

[Scott - Слава Україні]

The first part of your answer was already given by somebody else, four years ago, in much greater detail. Before posting an answer, you should read all the existing answers to see whether the information has already been covered. It’s OK to refer to a previous answer in order to build on it, but you must refer to the previous answer, giving credit to its author.  As to the second part of your answer: the OP wants a way to paste using the mouse. Why are you giving instructions to configure the way the mouse works, and then saying to use the keyboard to paste?

[YorSubs]

I hugely appreciate your answer (the second part). I have no problem with people showing something interesting and related. I don't know why people object to that.