Block select on a Linux console?

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Is there any Linux console (konsole, gnome-terminal, etc.) that allows selecting text in a block mode, like you can in a Windows cmd.exe window, using Mark and drawing a rectangle?

In case anybody is wondering, on Windows it is alt + drag. – Damien Aug 02 '19 at 05:19 — Damien, Aug 02 '19 at 05:19

score 89 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 20 '12 at 08:03

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Holding down the Ctrl-Alt while dragging the left mouse button.

answered Sep 20 '12 at 08:03

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Thanks! Using Linux for so many years and it's the first time I needed this :) – Unknown Sep 20 '12 at 09:00
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FYI - Option-Command will do this on a Mac (at least on Terminal and iTerm2) – Cakemox Sep 20 '12 at 09:25
Works with gnome-terminal :D – ThorSummoner Sep 22 '14 at 21:13
@Cakemox Thank god someone added info on how to perform block selection on mac!!! :D – Rubens Mar 13 '15 at 21:12
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Works in gnome-terminal in tmux as well with shift-ctrl-alt – Dmitri DB Sep 21 '16 at 04:26
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just `ctrl` worked for me – Chaim Eliyah Sep 07 '17 at 20:37
Ctrl + Shift in Tmux under any libvte terminal (gnome-terminal/mate-terminal/etc) works for me. – dragon788 Sep 11 '17 at 20:48
Works on `xfce4-terminal` too!! – Shrinath Jun 11 '21 at 18:29
The left `Ctrl`-`Alt` combination works for me, not the right one. – amolbk Jun 02 '23 at 05:40
This is still relevant in 2023. THANK YOU! – Ricardo Jun 07 '23 at 12:52

Block select on a Linux console?

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