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Is there a way to make it so that simply highlighting text in PuTTY DOESN'T automatically copy that text to the clipboard? I want to have to actually right click and select copy or type [CRTL]+[SHIFT]+C to copy.
I've turned off right-click pasting by going to Configuration>Window>Selection and choosing "Windows", but highlighting still copies.
ewok
Posted 2017-05-16T20:54:15.590
Reputation: 2 743
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The "copy on selection" feature likely cannot be disabled. The PuTTY manual (specifically 3.1.1 Copying and pasting text) does not specify any way to disable copy on selection.
As a workaround, consider using a different client. I use Cygwin which includes mintty terminal client which does have an option to disable "Copy on select."
Steven
Posted 2017-05-16T20:54:15.590
Reputation: 24 804
I've been using Cygwin for 10 years and I love it. Sadly, my new company appears to use an antivirus that conflicts with the installer. For now, I'm stuck with PuTTY. – ewok – 2017-05-17T01:21:08.270
The line for the configuration file (~/.minttyrc) is CopyOnSelect=no. – Kevin – 2019-08-22T12:55:53.197
2No, it's not possible. – Martin Prikryl – 2017-05-16T21:12:07.593