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yank with mouse selection not working #160
Description
i'm trying to follow a guide in which it's explained how to get copy/paste working without shift.
but with the following config :
set -g mouse on
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-yank'
set -g @yank_action 'copy-pipe-no-clear'
set -g @override_copy_command 'xsel -i --clipboard'
set -g @yank_selection_mouse 'primary'
set -g @yank_selection 'primary'
bind -T copy-mode C-c send -X copy-pipe-no-clear "xsel -i --clipboard"
bind -T copy-mode-vi C-c send -X copy-pipe-no-clear "xsel -i --clipboard"
# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
I'm expecting to select something with the mouse, press y or Control-c, then go to any other app, press Control-v and have my selection pasted, but nothing happens.
when I list the keys I can see my bind:
bind-key -T copy-mode C-c send-keys -X copy-pipe-no-clear "xsel -i --clipboard"
and xsel works fine on its own :
$ echo hello | xsel -i --clipboard # C-V contains 'hello' as expected
What am i doing wrong?
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yankee14 commentedon Nov 1, 2023
I have had the same issue for about 2-3 years now, just been dealing with yank not working. Have you ever found a way to resolve it?
anakimluke commentedon Nov 26, 2023
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@yank_selection_mousefromprimarytoclipboard. I think that does the trick ;)x3rAx commentedon Jun 3, 2025
Also
@override_copy_commandshould not be necessary then. On the other hand,@override_copy_commandshould already have overruled@yank_selection_mousefrom my understanding.Are you using tmux through an
sshsession? In that casexsel(or any other clipboard program) does not work.yegorich commentedon Aug 13, 2025
@x3rAx what is the solution for
tmuxoverssh?