How to copy text from Emacs to another application on Linux

Question

When I cut (kill) text in Emacs 22.1.1 (in its own window on X, in KDE, on Kubuntu), I can\'t paste (yank) it in any other application.

Answer 1

I assume by emacs you are meaning Emacs under X (ie not inside a terminal window).

There are two ways:

1. (Applies to unix OS's only) Highlight the desired text with your mouse (this copies it to the X clipboard) and then middle click to paste.
2. Highlight the desired text and then "M-x clipboard-kill-ring-save" (note you can bind this to an easier key). Then just "Edit->Paste" in your favorite app.

Clipboard operations available:

• clipboard-kill-ring-save -- copy selection from Emacs to clipboard
• clipboard-kill-region -- cut selection from Emacs to clipboard
• clipboard-yank -- paste from clipboard to Emacs