Select text using keyboard in linux shell

Question

It is common to not use the mouse at all in a terminal, but it is not easy to find how to select text in a terminal just with the keyboard.

Once selected CTRL+SHIFT+C and CTRL+SHIFT+V can be used to copy and paste, but how to select text?

Answer 1

Highlighting with the mouse. *runs*

Answer 2

Just found this on net..

1. Open screen: screen
2. Run your program, producing output you want copied
3. Enter copy mode: ^A [
4. Move your cursor to the start point
5. Hit enter
6. Move your cursor to the end point
7. Hit enter
8. Paste: ^A ]

would that do ?