Click the file you want to copy to select it, or drag your mouse across multiple files to select them all. Press Ctrl + C to copy the files. Go to the folder into which you want to copy the files. Press Ctrl + V to paste in the files.

How do you paste a file in terminal?

If you just want to copy a piece of text in the terminal, all you need to do is highlight it with your mouse, then press Ctrl + Shift + C to copy. To paste it where the cursor is, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + V .

Can you paste in Linux terminal?

Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a Terminal window, if one is not already open. Right-click at the prompt and select “Paste” from the popup menu. The text you copied is pasted at the prompt.