Copy/paste without using Ctrl+c, Ctrl+v

Here's an alternative to using the well known keyboard combinations Ctrl+c (to copy) and Ctrl+v (to paste).

Copy: Press Ctrl + Insert
Paste: Press Shift + Insert

 In some terminal windows you copy text by simply selecting it using the mouse, and you paste by either right-clicking (PuTTy) or using the middle mouse button (Ubuntu).

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