Re: [SOLVED] copying multiline code from cmd.exe with reasonable newlines

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Re^2: [SOLVED] copying multiline code from cmd.exe with reasonable newlines by LanX (Saint) on Jun 02, 2017 at 23:12 UTC
Well I understand your bewilderment better than I understand cmd.exe, but let me try: ;-) First of all copying is totally different to a xterm. In xterm you have a one dimensional copy, the complete lines between start and end-mark are copied and no newlines are included between automatically wrapped-over lines. In cmd.exe you have only (AFAIK) a rectangular copy. So if you want to copy a command which was wrapped over you need to start your selection to the very left and span to the right edge. And if you do `[ENTER]` instead of `[SHIFT ENTER]` you'd get newlines included at every right end, even if it was an automatic wrap in the middle of a word. like `D:\Users\lanx>perl -e "$_='x';print;print;print;print;print;print;prin +t;print;print;print;print;print;print;pri nt;print" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx` [download] Of course you can't really copy long commands with random newlines and expect to execute them right away. That's why you quickly get into the habit to use `[SHIFT ENTER]` and no newlines are included. `D:\Users\lanx>perl -e "$_='x';print;print;print;print;print;print;prin +t;print;print;print;print;print;print;print;print"` [download] Colleagues showed me once `[SHIFT ENTER]` and only `[SHIFT ENTER]` and I stuck with this. cmd.exe is - from what I know - not very short cut friendly. You need to mix mouse and and keyboard actions and are happy for any help. I suppose power-shell is better in this respect, I'll try it out one day. HTH explaining the confusion a bit! :) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!} PS: in hindsight it seems very off-toppic, but I wasn't sure if some HTML voodoo was interfering here.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: [SOLVED] copying multiline code from cmd.exe with reasonable newlines
by LanX (Saint) on Jun 02, 2017 at 23:12 UTC

First of all copying is totally different to a xterm.

In xterm you have a one dimensional copy, the complete lines between start and end-mark are copied and no newlines are included between automatically wrapped-over lines.

In cmd.exe you have only (AFAIK) a rectangular copy. So if you want to copy a command which was wrapped over you need to start your selection to the very left and span to the right edge. And if you do [ENTER] instead of [SHIFT ENTER] you'd get newlines included at every right end, even if it was an automatic wrap in the middle of a word.

D:\Users\lanx>perl -e "$_='x';print;print;print;print;print;print;prin
+t;print;print;print;print;print;print;pri
nt;print"
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[download]

Of course you can't really copy long commands with random newlines and expect to execute them right away.

That's why you quickly get into the habit to use [SHIFT ENTER] and no newlines are included.

D:\Users\lanx>perl -e "$_='x';print;print;print;print;print;print;prin
+t;print;print;print;print;print;print;print;print"
[download]

Colleagues showed me once [SHIFT ENTER] and only [SHIFT ENTER] and I stuck with this.

cmd.exe is - from what I know - not very short cut friendly.

You need to mix mouse and and keyboard actions and are happy for any help.

I suppose power-shell is better in this respect, I'll try it out one day.

HTH explaining the confusion a bit! :)

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)

Je suis Charlie!}

PS: in hindsight it seems very off-toppic, but I wasn't sure if some HTML voodoo was interfering here.

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