How do I paste into the Windows CMD prompt by using only the keyboard?

Question

My current technique is to right-click in the command prompt and then click paste. This bugs me - is there a better way?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why they didn't just add support for a control-v paste command? — Shane Wealti, Nov 02 '11 at 13:59

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:22

10

Its not amazingly user friendly, but you can paste with ALT+Space, e, p.

From here.

answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:22

BenA

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score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 13:48

This was solved on Server Fault:

I personally use a little AutoHotkey script to remap certain keyboard functions, for the console window (CMD) I use:>

; Redefine only when the active window is a console window 
#IfWinActive ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass>
; Close Command Window with Ctrl+w
$^w::
WinGetTitle sTitle
If (InStr(sTitle, "-")=0) { 
    Send EXIT{Enter}
} else {
    Send ^w
}
return
; Ctrl+up / Down to scroll command window back and forward
^Up::
Send {WheelUp}
return
^Down::
Send {WheelDown}
return
; Paste in command window
^V::
; Spanish menu (Editar->Pegar, I suppose English version is the same, Edit->Paste)
Send !{Space}ep
return
#IfWinActive

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:20

4

alt+space+E+P should do it

answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:20

MDMarra

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 19 '15 at 21:53

1

On Windows 10, you can enable Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V to work in the command prompt:

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answered Jul 19 '15 at 21:53

Franck Dernoncourt

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Your screenshots are incorrect, you don't seem to be in windows 10, it seems to be windows 8/8.1. – Wasif Sep 17 '20 at 01:43
@WasifHasan same location on Windows 10. – Franck Dernoncourt Sep 17 '20 at 01:49

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:33

0

Control and V, like the rest of the OS :P

#IfWinActive, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass
^v:: Send !{Space}ep
#IfWinActive

(Yep, that's just automating the previous answers, but automating them it is. Autohotkey! :))

answered Oct 29 '09 at 15:33

Phoshi

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How do I paste into the Windows CMD prompt by using only the keyboard?

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