micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
[WSL] Copy doesn't work
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
In the WSL(Windows Subsystem Linux), Select something and press Ctrl+C
the result show:
but actually copy failed.
WSL can use the windows' clip.exe to copy content.
Specifications
You can use micro -version to get the commit hash.
Commit hash: 3a8898d
OS: Arch WSL2(Linux version 4.19.55-microsoft-standard (oe-user@oe-host) (gcc version 7.3.0 (GCC)) #1 SMP Fri Jun 28 20:53:12 UTC 2019)
Terminal: Cmder
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the failure in WSL2 using the reported Ctrl+C selection flow and inspect the editor's clipboard handling. Use the issue's reference to Windows clip.exe as the expected integration point; done means selected text is copied successfully from micro into the Windows clipboard.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100