Ruby. How can I copy and paste in irb on Windows?

Question

How can I copy and paste in irb (Interactive Ruby Shell) on Windows?

Answer 1

To avoid having to open the drop-down menu and clicking, you need to change the command window settings. To do this, right-click the title bar, choose Properties, turn on "QuickEdit Mode" under the Properties tab (and keep "Insert Mode" on), then OK.

Now, to copy: drag to select, right-click to copy.

To paste: right-click with no selection.

Answer 2

To copy: Hit alt-space, choose Edit, choose Mark, drag-select the text, hit enter.

To paste: Hit alt-space, choose Edit, choose Paste.

Answer 3

For CLI copy/paste:

Copy : Ctrl+insert
Paste : Shift+insert

Answer 4

You might want to consider using Console, a replacement for Windows' terrible command-line chrome. It offers fully redefinable keyboard shortcuts plus tabs, so it's ideal for IRB.