I have to say, the feature works remarkably well with text. Which means you can overwrite it by copying something else on another device (which is how it should be). The cross-device clipboard only exists for 2 minutes. No clipboard manager.Īnd there are limitations. The Bluetooth and Cellular Data were turned on. But I was able to use this feature successfully even with the Wi-Fi disabled. As it’s technically a Continuity feature, it would require Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to be enabled.

And this works between all iOS 10 and macOS Sierra devices. As long as you’re signed into the same iCloud account between all your computers and have Continuity features enabled, you can copy something from one device and paste it on another. And it’s a classic Jobsian era Apple feature. If you look into Settings, there’s no mention of it. You can also select multiple lines using ALT+ 6 and moving the section with your arrow keys.There’s a new Continuity feature in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra, and it’s so hidden that well, you might have missed it altogether. and is usually just the ALT on modern keyboards.) (Docs actually say ' M' key, which means the Meta key, as mook765 said: 'the Meta-key which does not exist'. The last part of the docs, says how to copy: using ALT+ 6 (to copy) ad then pasting using CTRL+ U to paste.

Since basically, you use CTRL+ K to cut, CTRL+ U to paste, and the cut line stays in the cutbuffer, you can do a quick cut and paste to replace, and then paste again to achieve a 'copy.' The contents of the cutbuffer can be pasted back into the file with the ’Uncut Text’ command (default key binding: ^U).Ī line of text can be copied into the cutbuffer (without cutting it) with the ’Copy Text’ command (default key binding: M-6). The cut line is stored in the cutbuffer.Ĭonsecutive strokes of ^K will add each cut line to this buffer, but a ^K after any other keystroke will overwrite the entire cutbuffer. Text can be cut from a file, a whole line at a time, by using the ’Cut Text’ command (default key binding: ^K). Yes copying text is a bit strange in nano, and somewhat confusing due to conflicting reports on the webs and lack of clarity (or common sense.) both in the way it was implemented (IMHO) and in the official docs.

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