# Copy from cylc tui?

**URL:** <https://cylc.discourse.group/t/copy-from-cylc-tui/1011>\
**Category:** Cylc Support\
**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/copy-from-cylc-tui/1011 "2024-08-30T14:33:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![gturek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@gturek](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/gturek)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/copy-from-cylc-tui/1011/1 "2024-08-30T14:33:30Z")

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Howdy! I love cylc tui, but I cannot copy from the display. This would be very handy for long paths. Perhaps it’s a limitation on my end? ☹

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**Author:** ![oliver.sanders](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/oliver.sanders/32/110_2.png) [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/copy-from-cylc-tui/1011/2 "2024-08-30T14:38:03Z")

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You can select text in Tui, but you need to press and hold a key on your keyboard in order to do so.

Which key depends on what terminal app you are using. For most Linux terminals it’s “shift”.

I think it’s “shift + alt” for Mac OS Terminal.app.