How to select and copy on emacs by keyboard?

Question

How to select by keyboard?

After selecting , I click Menu's Edit, it shows 'Copy '.

How to type copy by keyboard?

Thank you~

Tom · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-16 15:03:03Z

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answered Sep 16 '11 at 15:03

Tom
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	Is PcSelectionMode also support for normal emacs or should I install another emacs? By the way,I know C- means ctrl, M- means alt, and what's S- ? – sam Sep 17 '11 at 5:41
	It should be available in the default installation of GNU Emacs. You can try turning it on with `M-x pc-selection-mode` – Tom Sep 17 '11 at 6:22
	Thank you~ I have loaded pc-selection-mode. How to press S- ? – sam Sep 17 '11 at 9:27
	@sam: I suppose `S` is the `Shift` modifier – enzotib Sep 17 '11 at 9:34

Eliah Kagan · Answer 2 · 2013-03-19 08:33:35Z

I found another way just the same as windows' operations.

Emacs menu > Options > C-x/C-c/C-v Cut and Paste (CUA).

That option will let me use Shift+Arrow keys to select, Ctrl+C to copy, and ctrl+V to paste.

But it only work in emacs. It could not paste on gedit.

If I want to paste to gedit, I should use menu > edit > copy.

I didn't find any shortcut to menu > edit > copy.

enzotib · Answer 3 · 2011-09-16 14:34:45Z

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Press Ctrl-Space to mark start of block.

Move cursor until end of block.

Press Alt-w to copy

Move to insert position

Press Ctrl-y to paste

answered Sep 16 '11 at 14:34

enzotib
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	I can't select by ctrl+space,and if I use mouse to select,I also can't copy by alt+w. What happened? – sam Sep 16 '11 at 14:52
	@sam: Ctrl-space do not select, only mark the start of block. Then you will see the selection expanding if you move the cursor. – enzotib Sep 16 '11 at 15:11
	Sorry for my typo unclearly,I know I should use keyboard to move cursor. When I press Ctrl+space it just open input method like scim. Even when I use mouse to select,I also can't copy by alt+w. Because when I open gedit to paste,it appears nothing. – sam Sep 17 '11 at 5:41
	I mean to copy and paste inside emacs itself, don't know if it work to paste outside of it. And you can try Ctrl-@ instead of Ctrl-space. – enzotib Sep 17 '11 at 7:41
	I have tried ctrl+2 and ctrl+shift+2 (means ctrl+@) with keyboard's direction key(up,down,left,right on the right of keyboard), but I also can't select any characters. – sam Sep 17 '11 at 9:30

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