How to copy text file from Notepad++

Alexander Anisimov

Is there a way to copy (put into clipboard) a text file right from Notepad++, not the filepath, but file itself.
Thanks.

PeterJones

@Alexander-Anisimov ,

Since you say it’s open in Notepad++, you can use Ctrl-A then Ctrl-C – this selects all, then copies. It’s slighly more than one keystroke, but that’s still super efficient.

Alexander Anisimov

@PeterJones I probably was not clear enough - I meant that the idea is to copy a file itself, right from Notepad++ as if you’d navigate to that file in Explorer and press Ctrl+C

PeterJones

@Alexander-Anisimov ,

Ah, okay, I understand. Notepad++ itself doesn’t have that feature. But as you apparently don’t remember from last October when you asked the same question, there are ways using a script for the the PythonScript plugin. It seemed more than you could understand at the time, but maybe it’s important enough to you to try again.

If you have questions about the old discussion, you can continue the conversation there, to maintain context. Since this is a duplicate of your previous discussion, it is being locked – so you can reply there, not here.