{"id":12940,"date":"2017-05-17T14:13:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=12940"},"modified":"2017-05-17T14:13:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:13:34","slug":"how-to-copy-text-from-a-command-prompt-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-copy-text-from-a-command-prompt-window\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Copy Text From a Command Prompt Window"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Copy Text From a Command Prompt Window<\/h1>\n

This tip works in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (all versions).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

You can do a lot of things with a command prompt, for example, \u00a0you can get a list of all programs starting with Windows by using the WMIC command. See?<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

But what if you wanted to copy the text from a command prompt window like the one above? \u00a0How do you do it? Hey, we’re glad you asked.<\/p>\n

Here’s how you copy text from command prompt window…<\/p>\n

In Windows 8 and Windows 10 press Windows Key + X to open the \u201cpower menu\u201d and choose Command Prompt (Admin). In Windows 7, type CMD in the Start menu search and right-click it when it appears at the top and choose \u201cRun as administrator\u201d.<\/p>\n

Now that you have a command prompt window open in front of you, we’re going to have you run a command. In the command prompt windows, type the following command at the prompt and press Enter.<\/p>\n

IPCONFIG \/ALL<\/p>\n

[Make sure you leave a space after the G and before the a slash \/ ]<\/p>\n

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If you followed those instructions correctly, you now have a box on your screen that looks like the one above. There a lot of information about your Internet connection, your IP address, and other arcane stuff in that box.<\/p>\n

So, what if you wanted to copy all that information and\u00a0paste it into a text file, a document or an email? You can’t do it they way you normally do in a typical application window. For instance, you can\u2019t use Ctrl+A to copy all and use Ctrl+V to paste it. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and try it.<\/p>\n

But there is a way you copy the information in the command prompt window and paste it into a text file, document or an email.<\/p>\n

See.?<\/p>\n

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]
\n(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

C:\\WINDOWS\\system32>IPCONFIG \/ALL<\/p>\n

Windows IP Configuration<\/p>\n

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : {removed for privacy}
\nPrimary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
\nNode Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
\nIP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
\nWINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
\nDNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MyDomain<\/p>\n

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:<\/p>\n

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
\nConnection-specific DNS Suffix . :
\nDescription . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
\nPhysical Address. . . . . . . . . : 10-C3-7B-AD-17-EB
\nDHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
\nAutoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes<\/p>\n

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:<\/p>\n

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
\nConnection-specific DNS Suffix . : MyDomain
\nDescription . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
\nPhysical Address. . . . . . . . . : A0-A8-CD-25-BF-ED
\nDHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the trick? Here\u2019s how you do it \u2013 the easy way:<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Right-click on the title bar. If you want to copy everything inside the DOS window, choose \u201cEdit\u201d then \u201cSelect All\u201d.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Everything inside the DOS window will be selected (the highlighted area turns white by default):<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

But wait! You can\u2019t right-click in the windows and choose \u201cCopy\u201d. As soon as you click (right or left-click) inside that Window, nothing will be highlighted and you\u2019ll have to start over. Instead,\u00a0when everything is highlighted, right-click title bar\u00a0 again and choose \u201cCopy\u201d (copy will not be grayed-out if you have selected text in the box). Once you\u2019ve clicked \u201cCopy\u201d all of the text which was highlighted will be copied to the Windows clipboard – and once it is, you can then paste it wherever you want.<\/p>\n

But what if you only want to select some of the information in the box? Easy stuff! Just right-click on the title bar and choose \u201cMark\u201d. \u00a0You can now drag your cursor over the text you want to copy to\u00a0select it. Once the text is selected, right-click on the title bar again and choose \u201cCopy\u201d. The selected text will be copied to the Windows clipboard and you can then paste it in to a text file, document, email or Web page using Ctrl-V.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of Windows commands you can run to get more information about your computer. \u00a0For instance, see our tip <\/a>on using a command prompt to\u00a0see how many system restore points you have.<\/p>\n

And we’re sure that sometimes you’ll want to copy some or all of the information in the command prompt window. And now you know how. Ain\u2019t it great?<\/p>\n

It will take some practice to get used to copying text from a command window, but once you learn it, you\u2019ll use it.<\/p>\n

This tip works in\u00a0Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to Copy Text From a Command Prompt Window This tip works in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (all versions). You can do a lot of things with a command prompt, for example, \u00a0you can get a list of all programs starting with Windows by using the WMIC command. See? But what if you wanted to\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1684,7,1695,62],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12940"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12944,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12940\/revisions\/12944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}