copy text from tmux inside VSCode

Question

I use VSCode on macOS, I ssh into Linux remote station and here I run tmux (inside VSCode integrated terminal). However, I am not able to copy any text from tmux into system clipboard when used like this. I am not even able to select the text using mouse - when I select any the selection highlight disappears immediately.

The copying to system clipboard works if:

• I run tmux inside separate window of iTerm2
• I run normal zshell inside VSC integrated terminal

How to copy text from tmux inside VSC integrated terminal?

Answer 1

Solved using the mouse while holding Alt (Option) key. This way I can copy text from Tmux inside VSCode.

EDIT: You also want to set

"terminal.integrated.macOptionClickForcesSelection": true

as @hulius suggested

Answer 2

There are answers mentioning how to set it up holding Alt key on Mac, but it didn't work for me on Linux.

Holding Shift instead of Alt worked out of the box though.